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Pink, roses, chocolate, and wine, oh my!
Just in case you haven’t gotten the message from the flower tents at the grocery store, the big chocolate and wine displays, the advertisements on TV, and all of the other not-so-subtle hints: Valentine’s Day is on February 14th EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR. But I get it. This...
To Age or Not to Age
One of the biggest problems that casual drinkers and collectors alike face is wine going bad, whether you just bought and opened a bottle and there's just something funky about it, or you've got a huge collection and can't keep track of how old each bottle is. Since...
German Wine: A Whole World to Explore
December is here, and that means Christmas season is in full swing with holiday markets, Christmas trees, decorations, and music are everywhere. This time of year always makes me dream of German Christmas markets. I’ve never been to one, but I always imagine how cool...
Time to Think about Turkey
It’s getting real now: Thanksgiving is almost here and it is time to choose your wines for Thanksgiving dinner. This is an important decision because you DO NOT want to serve a bad wine with a meal you worked so hard on, but it doesn’t have to be stressful. How is...
The Science Behind a Classic Pairing
Wine and cheese. It's a classic pairing, like peanut butter and jelly but better. You may have had a cheese plate with a wine flight a dozen times, but do you know why your taste buds are so happy when you do? If you're not curious now, stop reading. Grab a cheese...
Make Your Winter a Little Warmer
As the nights turn colder, we start craving warm, comforting foods and drinks- hot lava cake, warm apple pie, cider, hot cocoa, and mulled wine. Mulled wine is a classic, hot spiced wine made around the holidays (or anytime someone needs something warm and...
Thanksgiving Wines to Take You From Dinner to Dessert
Thanksgiving is all about the pie, am I right? Okay, there's dinner, too; but really the turkey, ham, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and rolls are really just a means to a sweet and satisfying end: pie. If your family is anything like mine, everyone has a favorite pie that...
October is…Wine Month
Wow. October is a very popular month for celebrating wine. Texas, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Sonoma County all celebrate wine month in October. To honor the month, today we're going to talk a little about what makes wines from each location special. First up, we'll...
How to “Get Into” Wine
One of the most common questions I get is how to "get into" wine. There's something about wine that's intimidating to people. Maybe it's the number of options in even a small wine section at the store, or the way a small group of people have made it seem like only...