I have a soft spot in my heart for companies that give directly back to their communities and support worthy causes. So when I heard about the Charity Case Foundation I was instantly wondering; wine + good causes… how could I not be curious?! According to their website: The Charity Case Foundation is a movement [...]
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… and two great pink bubbly recommendations. Sparkling wine is a requirement in my house, at all times. It is useful in times of joy, times of celebration, times of sadness, madness and frustration, and times you’re just plain ol’ thirsty (which is my most common “excuse” to drink bubbles). To put it plainly, they [...]
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This past Saturday I did something I’ve been putting off for a long time. Inspired by Open That Bottle Night (OTBN) I opened two bottles of wine that I never quite found the right occasion to do so. They were not my most expensive, rare, or oldest wines. They were just wines that had a [...]
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Do you have a bottle of wine that you’ve been saving for a “special occasion”? What about a wine that you just can’t seem to find the right moment to open it up for, the right meal to pair it with, or the right person to drink it with? Whatever the excuse, it is time [...]
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It’s true. I drink white wine in the winter. A lot of it actually. And I know I’m not the only one. My friend Ryan even has a whole website devoted strictly to white wines from the Pacific Northwest because he too is a year round fan (check it out!). There’s something about drinking white [...]
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I may be late in the game in writing about this news, but I have an excuse. I was pregnant all of last fall and moved 3,000 miles across the country. My mind was in many other places. Earlier this winter, while getting acquainted to my new local wine shops here in Connecticut, I had [...]
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… And a special announcement. As this year comes to an end I wanted to wish everybody who reads this blog a very happy new year and to share some very exciting news. Earlier this month my husband and I welcomed our twin boys into the world. Sawyer James and Cole Thomas joined us on [...]
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It's almost here. The holiday embraced by food and wine lovers all over the country. Thanksgiving!!! If you’re anything like me and do most of your grocery shopping last minute, don’t worry. I have some great last minute wine ideas for your holiday dinner. Now this post was written last year as my Thanksgiving wine [...]
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This post was originally intended to be posted on November 9th (one week ago), but life got in the way. This is only important because the dates reflect how long the wines reviewed stayed fresh. I don’t have much experience in recent history of drinking boxed wines. Most of my memories come from vacationing in [...]
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