at last, the final stop on our journey through australia. i can't believe that our first shipment is complete - it just makes me that much more excited to receive our next one. luckily, i just got a notification saying that it was on the way. so what was the final wine selection? the ochota barrels "texture …
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 …
down under vino
as promised, here is our first recap of our newest wine club membership - the grand tour by verve wine. and wow, let me tell you - one wine down out of the four in our "destination australia" shipment and we are NOT disappointed in our choice so far. so which wine did we choose …
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 …
bachelorette vino: week 5
another week, another bachelorette episode - and that means it was time for "tuesday family dinner". now "tuesday family dinner" was a little smaller than normal due to our boyfriend's work schedules, but it also allowed my best friend and i to have some quality girl time and watch our favorite guilty pleasure. for this week's dinner, we …
bachelorette vino: week 4
finally, the bachelorette is back - that week off was brutal. ok maybe i'm exaggerating a little bit, however it did mean that "tuesday family dinner" was here. probably my favorite night of the week, i found an incredible recipe for a homemade hearty beef chili (recipe here) that followed the whole 30 challenge plan. i've …
t-1 day to #FWcon
one more day until my first food wine conference presented by sunday supper at the rosen shingle creek resort. holy smokes, i am so excited. i've already been able to connect with some of my fellow attendees which has already made me feel at ease. it's always an amazing feeling when you automatically feel accepted …
winedown wednesday
well it's that time of the week...wine down wednesday. and last night, we decided to open up a 2013 jonathan maltus garagiste from our latest naked wines membership shipment. and let me tell you, i was extremely excited to try this wine because jonathan maltus is actually a world famous winemaker - specializing in the bordeaux style …
barrel reserve 2016
in honor of wine down wednesday, i am featuring one of my favorite cooper's hawk wines from this year (probably from them ever). cooper's hawk barrel reserve limited edition - 2016 this cooper's hawk wine is a bordeaux style blend highlighted by its rich and rustic characteristics. i initially pre-ordered one bottle through my cooper's hawk …
