we finally paid off our cruise. now time for the fun stuff, the planning. now, we really aren't planning to do many excursions for this particular cruise since it's only a 3 night adventure. however, that doesn't mean we aren't going to have some fun while on the ship. i mean have you seen the …
un-wine-d weekend
there is no better way to un-wine-d than with a wonderful glass of vin. and that is exactly what my longtime friend, kayla, and i did on saturday as we traveled the world (well, epcot). as we 'traveled' to the various countries, we ended up deciding on chefs de france in the france pavilion for lunch. it …
re-wine-d wednesday
in honor of my day trip to paris last week, i'm dedicating this re-wine-d wednesday to a lovely wine that we had in the city of lights. the best part, it was the featured house wine from the cute restaurant we stumbled upon walking to notre dame called 'l'annexe'. i mean how can you beat …
all the wein
just because i'm across the pond doesn't mean i'm not going to write my (pretty much) weekly wine recommendation. so since i am currently in germany, i wanted to feature a german wine (or wein). the wine we've been drinking has reminded me a lot of a pinot noir, light but just a little …
bachelor finale
i don't know about all you bachelor fans out there, but i was pretty excited with ben's pick last night. and of course (as with every season) it was the most emotional AND most dramatic finale yet. with the finale airing last night, we ended up having a wonderful gathering with some of our friends …
thirsty thursday
on this thirsty thursday i'd like to feature a wine from my third wine club membership, cooper's hawk (i promise it's my last one). i really stumbled across cooper's hawk, as one day after work i decided to hop in for a quick happy hour with a dear friend of mine. ever since my first …
is it wine o’clock yet?
as you all know i love a great glass (or two) of wine. a couple weeks ago i posted about a great membership program through 'naked wines' but today i'm going to highlight a delicious wine from roblar winery. now don't let me fool you, i am also a member to this winery out in california. i …
vin préféré
french wine has quickly become one of my favorite types, if not my favorite type, of red wine. with a recent trip to "be our guest" at disney's magic kingdom park, we quickly discovered a new favorite brand of wine...louis jadot. below is one of our favorites (pictured above): louis jadot beaujolais-villages 2014 we paired …
national wine day
in honor of national wine day. deloach vineyards le roi pinot noir this wine is extremely smooth with some great rich fruit flavors - perfect for a nice glass at the end of a long work day. we paired this with a small piece of chocolate and it really brought out all of those rich flavors …
bachelor and wine, oh my
every week, my best friend and i have a dinner and wine date to watch our guilty pleasure...the bachelor of course. it just so happens that i'm able to convince my boyfriend to watch it with us. really he doesn't have much of a choice since it's recorded at his place (but shhh... don't tell him …