So I was mistaken in my #SauvBlanc Day post in saying that Chardonnay Day–that day to celebrate wine made from Chardonnay grapes– is the last Thursday in May when in actuality it is the Thursday before Memorial Day weekend which this year is actually NOT the last Thursday but this Thursday May 22. Continue reading
How To Celebrate #SauvBlanc Day Friday May 16, 2014
Hot on the heels of last month’s Malbec Day and with Chardonnay Day on the last Thursday in May breathing down its neck, in the year long parade of days set aside to celebrate particular wines, Sauvignon Blanc Day is coming up on Friday, May 16, 2013.Want to participate? Using the hashtag of #SauvBlanc and with the possibility to stir up a lively debate about the different styles of #SauvBlanc or at least the consumption of them, it’s easy. All you need to do is:
Red and White Wine With a #RiojaBuzz
Between the red & white #riojabuzz they go with everything on the table! pic.twitter.com/AUPRWFvhAj
— Gwendolyn Alley, MA (@ArtPredator) April 24, 2014
When you think of wine from Rioja, Spain, you think red, right? and then maybe tempranillo?
But there is more to Rioja than red wine or tempranillo (even if tempranillo is over 75% of the region’s planted grapes!)
In fact, this wine growing region in northern Spain boasts white wines–and some tasty affordable white wines at that!
A few weeks ago, Que Syrah Sue and I participated in #riojabuzz where we tasted a $15 white wine from Rioja, the 2013 Cune Monopole and a $25 bottle of red wine from Rioja, a 2004 Tempranillo Gran Reserva. Both were delightful and a good value. Still in the Rioja mood, a few days later, I opened the 2010 Cune Rioja Crianza. Continue reading
The Best Bike to Work Week Bike for Wine Lovers!
Since May is Bike to Work Month, the second week of May is Bike to Work Week, and Friday May 16 is Bike to Work Day, this bike would be the perfect one for wine bloggers and wine lovers!
Just think about it! Maybe you need to do a little wine blogging or tweeting right after work? Or maybe you’re doing #winechat this Wednesday May 14 from 6-7pm with Napa Valley’s Cairdean Estate?
Just pack up your glasses and your wine and you’ll be set!
For Malbec Day: 7 Reasons Why I Love Malbec
Have you discovered Malbec yet?
Chances are you’ve had it in a Bordeaux blend, but you may not have had it by itself because Continue reading
More Oregon Pinot Noir!
It’s #winechat #orwine time & we’ve got @HawksViewWines 2010 #pinotnoir with @a_me_tc & she brought @erathwinery pic.twitter.com/70udKWumKa
— Gwendolyn Alley, MA (@ArtPredator) April 17, 2014
When the wine for tonight’s #winechat on Oregon Wine didn’t show, we didn’t let that stop us.
Instead, we followed Plan B: I went into my sample stash and found a bottle of Hawks View Cellars 2010 Pinot Noir and Amy “The Crush” went to good old BevMo to discover the Erath Winery‘s 2012 Pinot Noir on sale for $16.99.
We were in business–the #ORwine business. Which left us with the question of food to pair with these pinots!
Marshall MoneyBags grilled us up a chicken breast with mushrooms, asparagus and basil pesto as well as a chunk of salmon with a simple salt and pepper sand lemon seasoning. We put together an arugula, beet, and goat cheese salad plus we had ham and asparagus, brie and blueberries and a very tasty french baguette. Continue reading
Get Happy, says Blogger of the Week (ME!)
Today is the “International Day of Happiness” which in and of itself is worth getting happy about! Read more about the “International Day of Happiness” here.
And watch this fabulously fun and happy video of wine country Porto uploaded and featuring our wine friends from Catavino, Gabriella and Ryan Opaz plus their baby Mica!
Today is also the first day of SPRING here on the northern hemisphere. On a recent drive up the coast through Santa Barbara County wine country, the vines were busy with bud break, a sure sign of spring.
Coming soon: blog posts about four stops on that trip, dinner at Gardens of Avila, wine and cycling at Peloton Cellars in Avila, tasting (and shucking oysters!) at Casa Dumetz, and beer tasting in Los Alamos with Emilio Estevez. Plus, before Women’s History month is out, posts about women winemakers!
And in the southern hemisphere, today is the first day of FALL and so harvest is in full swing.
And as if that wasn’t enough to be happy about, I’m also celebrating being “Blogger of the Week” published today by the San Jose Mercury Times! Read the article by Jessica Yadegaran here.
Do I look happy? Cheers!
wine predator.............. gwendolyn alley 