Do you ever think you hate something, only to try it later and realize that you had it all wrong? Prior to our trips to California, I really didn’t love port wine. Something snapped on our recent Wine Country trip, and now I see why drinking your dessert is a great way to end a […]
Posh Paired with Sparkling: a Visit to the Bubble Room at J Vineyards
We ended our Napa & Sonoma tour with a big grand finale: the food & wine pairing tasting in the Bubble Room at J Vineyards, which tops my list of wine experiences in Sonoma. Last year, we took a tour of J Winery, learned about their bubbly process, and had a lovely tasting in the […]
Easy Quesadilla Bake
Never go to the grocery store when youāre hungry is advice weāve all ignored. Such was the case tonight, when I wandered Publix for dinner and strolled past the cooking station serving samples of this easy quesadilla bake. All of the ingredients were right there in the cooler and that was that. It took about […]
14 Hands Cabernet: a great everyday wine to pair with simple weeknight dinners
The 14 Hands Cabernet Sauvignon is an easy drinking, medium bodied red that’s a perfect wine to keep in the house for weeknight dinners. We’re always looking for a good “house wine” as an everyday wine, and this is our current favorite. Affordably priced around $14/ bottle, you can pick this up at Target or […]
Twisted: The number of turns that hold a cork on a champagne bottle.
Did you know that there is a precise number of turns on the wire cage of a champagne bottle? Yes, it’s true; and that number is 6. The wire cage that holds a cork on a champagne bottle requires 6 half twists prior to removing it to pop the bottle. It’s also the same for […]
Wine Night In: Chateau Montelena + ‘Bottle Shock’
A Napa wine legend and the movie that made it famous: Chateau Montelena Chardonnay + āBottle Shockā