It’s Black History Month, and the Wine Pairing Weekend Bloggers (#WinePW) are Celebrating BIPOC Winemakers & Winery Owners. We’ll also be gathering on Twitter on Saturday, February 13th at 11 am ET to share our finds. Feel free to join us by following #WinePW. Our host this month is Nicole from Somm's Table. Check out... Continue Reading →
American Wines: Biltmore Estate Rose
A new column on this blog will be about wines from the 50 states of the USA. I've decided to focus on at least two states a month. I find it so very exciting that throughout the US, we are now dedicated to growing grapes, making wine and wine tourism. Certainly not the first to... Continue Reading →
Spanish Thursdays: Vivanco Rosé from Rioja
I received this refreshing rosé as a sample from the lovely Li Valentine of The Wining Hour. This wine from Rioja is a blend of 75% Tempranillo and Garnacha with a touch of Garnacha Blanca. The addition of Garnacha blanc is new. Vivanco has recently added the white grape to the blend. They note on... Continue Reading →
Saying Goodbye to Truro, Sindrome da Rientro
As Labor Day approaches and summer days begin to feel like fall-especially here on the Cape, I am overcome with the end of summer blues, poetically called "Sindrome da Rientro" in Italian. I found an article in Corriere della Sera which gives many suggestions to make the return to daily life more palatable. Here are... Continue Reading →