Category Archives: Wine Thoughts

Random thoughts, quotes and inspirations for anything and everything wine.

Gallo Chardonnay Tour: The Versatile Varietal

Gallo wines invited me on their first ever Chardonnay tour and allowed me to discover a whole new world of California wine that I am looking forward to tasting more of, in the form of Chardonnay. Tweet

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Red Wine & Sangria: Summer Skin Protection

I don’t get as many sunburns as I did when I was a kid and always thought that this was a result of age – the more sun you get, the less likely you are to get new sunburns since … Continue reading

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New Sangria Definition

Sangria: An iced drink typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices that also helps protect against skin damage from the sun. Tweet

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Wine Observation: French Rose Color

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Wine Observation: French Rose’s are typically salmon in color rather than pink. This one is being paired with a clam linguini and has a rich buttery after taste. Tweet

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Fact: In 2010 Americans spent more $ than the French on wine!

Fact: In 2010 Americans spent more $ than the French on wine! – Time.com Note: French are still spending more on wine per capita. Tweet

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The Perfect Baby Shower Gift: Grand Cuvee

  My coworkers must know me better than I thought (or maybe they were sick and tired of hearing me complain about not being able to drink while pregnant) because not only did they coordinate a wonderful office baby shower, … Continue reading

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My BevMo Shopping Cart

With Memorial Day approaching, there are a lot of wine sales and deals out there. I have received a ton of emails in the past couple of days with great offers that are well timed with the approaching Memorial Day … Continue reading

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Beaulieu Vineyard’s first bud break for 2011 – Here’s to the best vintage yet

Beaulieu Vineyard’s first bud break for 2011 – Here’s to the best vintage yet!! Tweet

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Areas suitable for growing grapes in the US will shrink by as much as 81%, due to global warming, of

National Academy of Sciences; estimates based on global warming effects by the end of this century Tweet

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I cook with wine; sometimes I even add it to the food.

W.C. Fields Tweet

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