Wine Lover’s Gift Guide: 6 Gorgeous Glasses

 

6 gorgeous glasses (notes on the white wines below!)

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me

That’s right, all wine lovers need gorgeous glasses, at least six.

And not just because they are gorgeous or to set a beautiful table. 

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A Wine Lover’s Gift Guide: FIVE Organic Wine Guides

DaVero Biodynamic Winery and Farm saves seeds in Sonoma

Did you know that about half of the fine wine wineries with certified organic vines also make wine from grapes grown with pesticides? While you might ASSUME because their estate wines are organic that the other wines are also, you’d probably be wrong. 

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A Wine Lover’s Gift Guide: Four Wine Books

On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me:

While 2020 did not see a whole lot of wine travel or visits to tasting rooms for most of us, a lot of wine education happened anyway by way of ZOOM webinars, online classes, books, and more. Continue reading

Cabernet Franc Thrives in California: Examples from Santa Ynez, Sonoma, El Dorado, Paso Robles #WinePW

CA Cab franc

While Cabernet Franc is best known as a Bordeaux blending grape, you’ll find it in France’s Loire Valley on its own, and more and more wineries around the world are showcasing Cabernet Franc alone including these four California wineries: Continue reading

A Wine Lover’s Holiday Gift Guide: Three Phone Soaps

Phone Soap Go

On the Third Day of Christmas my true love sent to me:

I have to admit Sue is not convinced a Phone Soap deserves a place on this Wine Lover’s Holiday Gift Guide. Not even one and especially not three.

But did you know that a cell phone has 18x more bacteria than a public restroom?

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A Wine Lover’s Gift Guide: Two Festive Wines

On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me:

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Make It A Sparkling December: Travel the World With Rosé Colored Glasses

Sparkling Rose Around the World

Travel the world with sparkling rosé colored glasses this December with these five beautiful bottles of bubbles from Europe, South Africa, and North and South America ranging from every day pleasures at around $15 to a special splurge at around $50. While 2020’s COVID pandemic meant we couldn’t travel as we desired, we can still put rosé in our glasses and look through the world with rosé colored glasses too.

Just the peaceful sunset color of these beautiful bottles of bubbles with perk you up and remind you of pretty pink sunsets in exotic places of your past — and future!

We paired these rosé wines with a classic holiday meal Continue reading