This past weekend I went to New Orleans for the first ever Independent Champagne & Sparkling Wine Invitational (ICSWI) thanks to this blog post which ended up winning me the Cork’d grand prize in their bubbles contest. The grand prize included tickets to all of the major events associated with ICSWI as well as hotel […]
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Both my husband and I are avid book collectors. He collects (IMHO) way too many science fiction and history books, mostly World War II, and I collect, of course, wine books (and also Sophie Kinsella books, but that’s a whole different subject). I am also guilty of subscribing to way too many magazines. Hello, my […]
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Sometimes grocery store wines can truly surprise me. It’s rare, but it does happen. Take the case of Cupcake Vineyards. In all honesty I’ve seen these wines lately displayed in large stacks at the grocery store. When I see wines displayed like this I typically pass them over, assuming they’re just some un-quaffable mass-produced grocery […]
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As some of you may have read either here on this blog, facebook, or even twitter, I had an incredible week with my mom, sister, and 3 ½ year old niece while they were visiting. It’s always sad, and even emotional to see family leave. But whenever I miss my mom, I try to cook some […]
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Last Thursday Josh Wade from the blog Drink Nectar, with the help of a few other bloggers and tweeters, organized a worldwide twitter tasting in honor of Washington Merlots titled #WAMerlot, further validating in the wine world the growing power of twitter. The goal was simple, get a bottle (or many) of Washington Merlot, drink […]
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