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 […]
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 […]
Here is my quick & easy guide to remembering a few wines.Associate a wine with a celebrity. Port wines are fortified, but Bill may spike them with something other than alcohol. I like this Taylor Tawny Port, it has a medium body with a tawny color, rich with flavors of smooth caramel and nutty aroma.
Red, White & Blush This is an easy and fun wine game to play at your next 4th of July get together. All you need is 3 wines and 3 cheeses. This is a great way to start off your party. Wine & cheese appetizer pairing game Get three bottles of wine, a red, white, and blush. Decorate them […]
If you love sweet wines like Moscato but want to try something new… I found two sweet German wines from Trader Joe’s for you to try. I tasted a sweet red wine and a sweet white wine that you can serve with just about anything and both are under $6!
I have a guilty pleasure, the TV show Dance Moms. While I was watching the latest episode I started comparing them to wines, and I wanted to share my comparisons with those of you that watch this show. I miss
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
Who only drinks one glass of wine? Can I stay healthy and drink more than one glass of wine a day? With all the cancer scares I wanted to know how much I could drink safely. What is the correct serving size for a glass of wine? Why are wines severed in glasses only half […]
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! My brother in-law Tim invited everyone to his house this Thanksgiving and it was really nice catching up with family. As promised I brought my blind wine tasting game. I set up the bottles in pairs to be tested throughout the evening, starting with the Pinot Noirs and Rieslings. […]
On Thanksgiving my family has a tendency to sit around the TV, watch football, and not interact with each other as much as I would like. So I’m planning a Thanksgiving blind wine tasting game to spur interaction. I would also like to confiscate all cell phones, but I think my life would be endangered if […]