Caprio Cellars Eleanor – Day 11 – 12 Days of Wine 2021
I’m getting a little sad that we are so close to the end of the 12 Days of Wine 2021… None the less, my sadness is washed away by the beauty of today’s wine. This wine comes to us from...
Bailey Family Chardonnay – Day 8 – 12 Days of Wine 2021
We have reached Day 8 of the 12 Days of Wine 2021! Today we are revisiting a wine that we featured last year. (Yeah, it was that good). This Chardonnay is from The McMinnville AVA. This is the Bailey Family...
River’s Edge Pét Nat – Day 5 – 12 Days of Wine 2021
Can you believe it’s Day 5 fo the 12 Days of Wine already? Today we return to something bubbly, with a Pét Nat from Elkton Oregon! Day 5 River’s Edge Winery 2019 Cascade Pétillant Naturel Rose of Pinot Noir This...
Bradley Skin contact Gewürztraminer – Day 4 – 12 Days of Wine 2021
It’s Day 4 of the 12 Days of Wine 2020 and we are onto another style and color of wine! This time the wine leans orange, due to the skin contact on this white grape! Day 4 Bradley Vineyards 2018...
Bonny Doon 2018 Riesling to Live – Day 12 of the 12 Days of Wine 2020
We kicked off this year’s 12 Days of Wine with a story of endings and beginnings and we end in the same way. It has been a tough year, filled with changes, so we end again with joyful bubbles. These...
Herederos del Marqués de Riscal Reserva Rioja 2014 – Day 11 of the 12 days of Wine 2020
It’s time to do a virtual visit to Spain. This next year, I’m looking forward to being a part of the new #WorldWineTravel group of writers. This first year we will be focusing on Spain. I thought I would get...
Bailey Family 2017 Chardonnay – Day 10 of the 12 Days of Wine 2020
Earlier this fall I wrote a piece about Youngberg Hill. In 2019 they created Bailey Family Wines. It was a place we had visited years ago with a friend and tasting through the Pinot Noirs they had sent, I got...
Strawberry Macarons
Strawberry Mousse filled Macarons I will admit, I was not ready for this. Pandemic food show bingeing had Michael ready to make macarons. I was not so sure. I’d seen how skeptical Zumbo was when someone tried to make them. ...
Hungarian Nut Cake with Apricot
Hungarian Nut Cake was my mother’s favorite cake, as her hand-typed recipe below attests. I remember having it often at home growing up and it was her favorite to make for friends birthdays, potlucks, or other gatherings. I have a...
Meinklang h17 – Day 8 of the 12 Days of wine 2020
Today we dive into Meinklang a wine from Hungary. I went to pick up a wine a while back at GaragisteLV and decided to add a bottle while I was there. “What do you have that is interesting,” I asked...
Rowlee 2018 Single Vineyard Nebbiolo – Day 7 of the 12 Days of Wine
We visited Rowlee a little over a year ago with a group from the Wine Media Conference This was a post-conference excursion to Orange Australia sponsored by Orange 360. We joined Nicole and James at their cellar door on the...
Tablas Creek 2019 Bourboulenc – Day 6 of the 12 Days of Wine 2020
Bourboulenc. You may not have heard of this grape. It quite honestly doesn’t get out much. This is an ancient white grape found in Southern France in Provençe and the Southern Rhône. We find the first mention of this grape...
Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines (On Sale Now on Amazon)!
Tempting Spoonfuls: Pairing single bites with glorious wines