salute: part 2

the journey through tuscany continues...and let me tell you, just WOW! the next wine we tried was absolutely incredible. the perfect amount of flavor and it had an incredible finish with persistent tannins (in my opinion the best finish to a wine). but which wine am i talking about? none other than the cerbaie 2012 …

prost! part 2

and the journey through germany continues...and this time with a delicious pinot noir from our latest grand tour shipment. so delicious, that i haven't shared it with anyone yet - whoops?! and since i've been the only one to try it thus far, i've been able to pair this wine with a couple different meals …

down under vino: 3

stop three on our journey through australia continues. so far, the grand tour by verve wine has been one of the best investments i've made in a wine club membership. we've tried three of the four wines, and it's truly broadened our scope of wine. between the various types, notes and tastes...we've been trying wines that …

down under vino: 2

the journey through australia continues...well, through wine that is?! keith and i recently tried another bottle shipped from our newest wine club membership – the grand tour by verve wine. and again, we were not disappointed at all. this time we actually decided to try a white wine within the shipment. and honestly, this is a …

grand tour arrival

sorry for the brief hiatus everyone - things have been a little hectic in life lately. however, do you know what makes everything better...wine - particular receiving your first shipment of the grand tour?! and i am extremely excited that this package arrived yesterday. featuring a selection from australia, master sommelier, dustin wilson, selected two …

the grand tour

i don't know about all of you out there, but keith and i have absolutely enjoyed the documentary series somm and somm: into the bottle. well, technically we haven't finished #intothebottle yet, but what we've seen so far has already inspired us to learn more about wines - where they come from, why they taste the …

bachelor: featured wine

it's that time of the year again...bachelor season. and naturally, we've continued on with the tradition to host "family night dinners" AND wine in celebration of the new season. and this week, we decided to stick to one of our favorites: cooper's hawk cabernet zinfandel. with a dark ruby color, this wine has a very …