Held in select cities around the world including London, NYC (today Feb. 29), Los Angeles (Weds. March 2), Miami, Chicago, and in Israel, the 10th Annual Kosher Food & Wine Experience #KFWE offers the largest selection of kosher wine and spirits Continue reading →
If you love wine, chances are you’ve bought a bottle for a special occasion, or bought a bottle to share with someone, or to mark an event, or maybe it’s just so beautiful that you save and save it and have a hard time opening it because it’s too “special”?
February has been all about Santa Barbara County Wine Love!
As usual, on Tuesdays from 6-7pm PST I’ve been participating in Wine Studio, and this month, the theme was Santa Barbara Love and wow, did we feel it! And we’ll feel it even more Continue reading →
Today’s quite the double whammy– there’s a full moon, the last full moon of winter, and it’s MARGARITA DAY! And that winning combination just might help you see that obscure figure we know and love “The Man In The Moon.” There’s even a song from the 20s that I grew up singing called “Me and the Man and the Moon” that includes these memorable lyrics:
“Just before I’m counting sheep
Through my window he comes to peep
And with each other we’re sympathizing”
I know I usually write mostly about wine, but I do love margaritas, especially ones made with fresh squeezed citrus, top shelf tequila, and an orange liqueur like Grand Marnier.
In addition to Chinese New Year’s and Valentine’s Day’s fizzy fun, February offers football and federalists: the Super Bowl is held the first Sunday of the month and President’s Day is mid-month.
But this year Chinese New Year’s eve of the Year of the Monkey is on Super Bowl Sunday AND Valentine’s Day is on President’s Eve!
So why not celebrate them all at the same time tomorrow during SUPER BOWL SUNDAY with wine from the Federalist and fizz from Sophia and Diama?
— Gwendolyn Alley, Art and Wine Predator (@ArtPredator) February 6, 2016
Que Syrah Sue, Ima Zinner, and Marshall Money Bags put together the food and I chose the wines keeping in mind what people would enjoy for Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 7), Chinese New Year (Mon. Feb. 8) Valentine’s Day (Sun. Feb. 14), and President’s Day (Mon. Feb. 15):
NV Sophia Francis Coppola $15 Effervescent White pair with Asian food
Diama Sparkle Sparkling Rose – Italia Extra Dry – 11.5% alc under $20 pair with almost ANYTHING
The Federalist – Lodi Zinfandel – 2014 – $17.76 – 14.5% pair with turkey or meat sauce
The Federalist – Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon – 2014 – $17.76 – 13.9% pair with meatballs, pizza, or tritip