So much has been written about pairing wine with food. It’s one of the most confusing and sometimes downright intimidating wine dilemmas out there. Sure, you know what YOU like to eat. And you know what YOU like to sip. But if you pair them together, will it be a taste disaster? Will your guests…
Another entry in my “I want to try new wine regions outside of California” series…. I love a winemaker who doesn’t take him or herself too seriously. A good giggle can go a long way in making the day much better sometimes. The wine Goats Do Roam (a play on the very serious Cotes-du-Rhone French wines) made…
For those of you who need a translation or explanation for the above title, it goes back to a 1981 Saturday Night Live skit written by and starring Joe Piscopo (and Deborah Harry, singer AND Jersey Girl). The original line is “I’m from Joisey! You from Joisey?” The skit also led to a very famous ad lib, which…
I am a beach person. There is no question about it. I spent summers growing up on the Jersey Shore. I am told I spent the entire summer before I was born on the beach at Red Bank (my mom is also a beach person and was a teacher – hence the summer off). I have…
Once again, my quest to try wines of different regions (internationally as well as nationally) took me to: my mother’s patio in New Jersey. Just wait, there is an international hook here. You may remember my mother from some other articles I have written. If you don’t, let me sum it up for you: the…
I remember my first trip to the state of Washington. I was actually tagging along on one of the Winey Hubby’s business trips to Seattle, but if I didn’t have to make the bed, it counted as a vacation. Once the business part was taken care of, we stayed a few extra days to wander…
I am as guilty as the next winey person. It’s very easy to fall into what I call a “regional rut” where wine is concerned. After all, here in the good old US of A, you hear wine and you think “California”. But there are so many other regions that produce some great wine. So…
I just couldn’t help it. I saw the name on the bottle and wham! Took me right back to my daughter, age 2, wearing those cute little tights with the ruffled panties under her Christmas dress. I just loved those little ruffles, sitting on top those fat little leggies that were just begging to be…
I have said many times before how much I love to read. But it’s the rare book that introduces me to a Winey Soul sister. But find one I did in Natalie MacLean’s Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World’s Best Bargain Wines (2011, Penguin, USA). What was my first clue that I had found…
In a previous posting, I introduced us all to Cameron Hughes Chardonnay, but I also talked about how I was intrigued by their Lot Series of wines. They explain the idea very well on their website: super/ultra-premium and luxury quality wine segments (wines over $14) are oversupplied every year… the Lot Series of wines, takes…
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