There are a lot of debates raging over the concept of a cocktail hour/happy hour. Most of them center on two topics. The first is: why limit it to an hour? The second is: where does that leave wine drinkers? As for the first topic, forget it, I choose to be happy for more than…
I love to cook. Please note I did not say bake. The Winey Daughter is the baker. She loves to measure and stir and decorate. I do not. However, give me a stove top, some olive oil, balsamic vinegar, herbs and some sort of meat/poultry thing-y (I cannot, sadly, do fish or the Winey Hubby…
Wouldn’t this be nice? One of the pure joys of being a Winey blogger is that every so often, your doorbell rings and you open it to find the friendly UPS or FedEx delivery person holding out a signature pad. Which can only mean one thing: they’ve got wine samples for you!!! Yippee!! Wine must…
As you may have gathered by reading other reviews I have written, I am a Jersey girl. Yes, I live in Ohio, and have for the past 26 years. But Jersey is where I took my first breath, tasted my first Taylor Ham, learned to drive on the Garden State Parkway and most importantly, spent my summers…
You see it time and time again. Siblings who are nothing alike. From eye color to food preferences, they could have come from totally different parents. Take the Winey Children for instance. The Winey Son is a winey mini-me. (OK, as much as a 6’3″ kid can be called mini. Or me.) Line his baby pics up…
There comes a time in the life of every parent (Winey or not) when you realize that your baby is not a baby anymore. I suppose I could have had such a revelation when the Winey Son turned 18. Or when he topped 6 feet (WAY before he turned 18, by the way). But nope. Mine…
Conundrum: noun kə-ˈnən-drəm a confusing or difficult question or problem I am happy to report that my visit to the 2013 Cleveland Wine Festival did not pose any conundrums at all. Logistical problems, such as how do we visit all these booths in one night, sure. But not one hard to solve, nerve wracking…
I’m going to ask those of you who don’t live near Cleveland to indulge me here. Because for those of us who abide in or near to northeast Ohio, we are coming up on one of my favorite weekends of the summer: The Cleveland Wine Fest! This Fest is turning 8 years old this year…
I’m going to take you back in time here – about a month. I’m trolling strolling through Target minding my own business when out pops a polka dot bottle of wine. I swear, it’s true. Just jumped right out at me and begged “Buy me.” It obviously knew that I have a thing for polka…
It isn’t often that one of my favorite wineries pairs up with one of my favorite television networks, but when it does happen (OK, it’s happened exactly once and you’re reading about it now), the results are marvelous. Such is the case with Entwine Wines. They are a product of a partnership between Wente Vineyards…
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