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Wine Night In
Wine Recommendations & Casual Entertaining Ideas - Wines paired with music, friends, food & style: If you're looking for the best rose for a party or a cozy Cab to drink in your yoga pants, check out our posts that recommend the best wines for your night in!
A Cozy Cab for your Hygge
Cast off your work attire and replace with your favorite after 5 loungewear, open up this bottle, sink into your sofa, throw on a blanket, and watch the latest episode of Westworld to get your hygge on.
A Rustic Red Wine for Wintery Saturdays
Pair it with a snuggle blanket, Jean Claude Van Johnson (a show so terrible it's brilliantly funny), and something rustic like butternut squash chili.
Brut Strength
Sword, white gloves, and brut awesomeness is all it takes to saber a champagne bottle.
On the Zac Brown Band Wine Wagon
Pair Z. Alexander Brown wines with comfort food and comfortable jeans! Uncaged Cabernet Sauvignon is like a pair of jeans that fit just right… and pairs perfectly with Zac Brown Band’s music, a Friday night, and potato chips.
Great wine to serve at a “crappy dinner party”
Weekdays, weeknights, nestled on the couch with HBO or seated at a formal dining room table laughing with friends... this is a wine to keep in stock.
Rosè & Seersucker Sundresses for Sunny Summer Sundays
Sunny summer sundays lend themselves to ditching all chores, throwing on a sleeveless sundress, and heading outside to chat with friends while sipping on a fantastic rosè. Rosé is the perfect choice to pour to compliment conversations about back-to-school with snacks ranging from the kids’ goldfish (or cheddar bunnies if you’re feeling organic) to gourmet …
Summer Cab Casual & the Man You Should Marry
When you think of summer, most likely you consider Chardonnay or margaritas… but open up a Cab if you like a Cab. I like a Cab, no matter the season. And the Napa Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon is always a good bottle to open: casual and approachable, like white jeans with a fluttery top and leather …
Spicy Catfish and Rodney Strong Knotty Vines Zinfandel are Southern Soulmates
For blackened, spicy Southern cooking, turn to the Rodney Strong Knotty Vines Zinfandel. You could also grab a bottle of sparkling and not at all be wrong or disappointed - but there is something outstanding about this Zin that cozies up to soul food.
A ‘Big Little Lies’ Wine Companion
What wine should you drink while watching big little lies? We have the answer.
Where to Find Pretty Wine Artwork
Wine artwork featuring wine guide posters, pretty maps, photography, and stylish prints to compliment your home decor.
A Sippable Summer Cocktail: The Unfussy Fizzy Mandarin
Tips on hosting a simple cocktail hour with a signature fizzy pineapple mandarin cocktail station.
Sparkling wine glass debate: champagne flute or white wine glass?
The wine world has a new sparkling wine glass trend: sparkling wine is being served in white wine glasses rather than champagne flutes. Wine writer Anne Krebiehl on Decanter explains, “Nothing spells celebration like flutes of fizz; yet I haven’t touched mine in years. I haven’t foresworn festivities or effervescent drinks – but like so …
Kenwood Jack London Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Having a great glass of red wine with dinner eases the tension of the day in just a few, calming minutes. This Kenwood Cab, from the Jack London Sonoma Vineyard, is a great weekday wine to keep open to unwind at the end of the day. Bold but not too complex to enjoy without food, it …
Beer Taste Test Showdown: The Best Hefeweizen to Drink this Summer.
ISO: the best Hefeweizen Not that anyone has placed this wanted ad, but I’m here to respond. I’ve done the research and found the best Hefeweizen, for you, dear readers. Aren’t I so very thoughtful? Hefeweizens are my favorite beer for the summer. Light, refreshing, and a little citrusy – they are a great beer …
The Coolest Wine Tasting in Napa
My husband’s sales position in the wine industry gives us behind-the-scenes access to the best wineries in Napa and Sonoma Valley. We have taken advantage. Over various trips, we’ve expertly swirled tasting glasses and discussed terroir, types of barrels, and varietals with wine experts in Napa and Sonoma Valley. Of all of the experiences, I can definitively say that …
A Red Wine To Try This Minute: Jacob’s Creek Two Lands Cabernet Sauvignon.
Have I got a great wine find for you today. Jacob’s Creek is an Australian wine, and the chief winemaker, Barossa’s* Bernard Hicken, collaborated with a California Winemaker, Ehren Jordan to create this affordable wine with Australian fruit made in a California style. (*Barossa is like the Napa of Australia. It’s a well-known wine region.) Intriguing, …
A toast to mom friends
Say cheers to the mom friends in your life who inspire you, comfort you, help you, and bring out the best in you!
Here’s how sparkling wine is made
More than 44 million bubbles are in a bottle of sparkling wine, according to Wine & Spirits Magazine. If there are 44 million bubbles in a bottle, that means there are approximately 7,333,333 per glass. How’s that for a bubbly, fun wine fact? Throw it out at Happy Hour to dazzle your friends the next …
Wine Gifts Ideas
These recommendations will absolutely make anyone that loves wine happy 🍷
11 things not to miss in California Wine Country
Napa and Sonoma Valleys in California Wine Country is (or should be!) on everyone’s travel bucket list, whether or not you drink wine. It’s just a picturesque place to be, with so many vineyards and wineries to visit. You’ll learn so much about the wine growing and making process by tasting, listening, and taking tours …
Graham’s 20 Year Old Tawny Port + Creme Brulee at Ruth’s Chris is one way to be over-the-top decadent
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 …