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Virginia WineFest 2016

33 Outstanding Wineries – all the wine you can taste – $30, plus 62 other vendors! This is the best WineFest show I’ve attended at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. I went this past Sunday and was afraid that the Saturday event would have depleted their stock but my fears were cured by the abundance […]

Easy Thanksgiving Wine Game

My blind wine tasting game for Thanksgiving I’m keeping it simple this year! This is the easiest wine game ever, plus it’s lots of fun, and all the wines will go with your Thanksgiving dinner. Here are the easy directions: Get six wines ( I got 3 red & 3 white). When you buy the wines ask for bags to […]

8 Wine hacks

Easy ways to remember interesting stuff about wine. I’m always looking for an easy way to learn something new. That usually involves some sort of crazy image in my mind that I can recall at a  moments notice. The following are short info snip-its that are easy to remember. Read them once and you will know them forever because of the […]

The Winey Wench – Mamamango wine ;)

I found a new store that offers two of my most favorite things, wine & art. While visiting and shopping near Daytona Beach Florida, my friend and I went to the Altamonte Springs Mall and discovered a new wine/painting party store call the

The skinny on wine calories & carbs

What is the best wine to drink when on a diet, white or red, sweet or dry? Here is the skinny on wine calories… Alcohol in wine has more calories than sugar in wine. Wines with the highest amount of sugar have the highest carbohydrate content. Dry wines usually have a higher alcohol content. Beware of […]

Biltmore Wine Reviews

The Biltmore mansion located in Asheville NC, is modeled after a 16th century French châteaux that George Vanderbuilt built in six years.  It’s a magnificent building that has 250 rooms,  bowling alley, indoor swimming pool, gardens, a multi-million dollar view overlooking the Smokey Mountains, winery, and