Day 3 of the Wine Bloggers' Conference

                                                              Martin Ray Winery

Another great conference on the books! On day 3 I finished up the conference with sessions related to enhancing your digital presence...

Start of the Wine Bloggers’ Conference!

                                         San Francisco Bay - on the road to Santa Rosa

Fresh from a 4-day intensive technical conference in San Francisco, off I headed to Santa Rosa to hang out with 333 of the best wine bloggers... 

Wine Bloggers Conference 2017 - Here I come!

n 2016, my husband came across a group – Zephyr Conferences – that hosted wine bloggers annually (https://winebloggersconference.org/). With further exploration, I became intrigued...

Ever try Wine from a Keg?

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic” – Arthur C. Clarke

Flat wine. The dreaded two words that no wine lover or sommelier wants to hear. Once a bottle of wine is opened, oxidization starts and the characteristics that make a wine complex...

Scardello Annual Wine Rep Showdown

“Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspiring and aches or June and moon or good people and noble ventures.” – M.F.K. Fisher

Scardello (www.scardellocheese.com) is an artisan cheese shop located in the Turtle Creek neighborhood of Dallas. Featured in a prior PositiveVines blog, this group of “Cheese Enthusiasts”... 

Help California Wineries

Normally, I have a weekly blog focusing on a new wine, winery, craft cocktail or event. Today I want to focus on helping those in the California industry hurt by the recent wildfires. Lots of devastation around our country - California, Houston, Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Please donating to support those in need.

https://us.nakedwines.com/fire-recovery

#santarosafire #wbc2017

Tuli Pinot Noir from Sonoma Coast – “a place to return home”

“I know you all have Pinot envy” – goodie-two-shoes

The top grape producing areas for Pinot Noir wine in the United States are...

Landon Winery - Texas Award Winning Wines!

“Conserve Texas Water – Drink Texas Wine” – patchwordgarden.blogspot.com

Texas wineries and vineyards have grown since the site of the first vineyards established by Franciscan...

Villa Maria – Sauvignon Blanc from the New World

                                      Marlborough vineyards- picture courtesy of Villa Maria

“There had never before been a wine that crackled and spat its flavours at you from the glass..” Oz Clarke

The 2016 Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc from Villa Maria vineyards is a strong best buy offering reminding me of more expensive versions from the Sancerre region of France. As mentioned in an earlier blog...

Bottega Louie – Mixology renaissance in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles

“A mixologist serves drinks, a bartender serves people–many of my favorite bartenders can’t make a good drink, while some of the best mixologists in America can’t carry on a conversation.”- Jim Meehan

Traveling feeds my soul and on every trip...

New Zealand Chardonnay - Villa Maria

My second wine in the Villa Maria tasting series is a Chardonnay from the Marlborough region of ...

Rosé in the Nation’s Capital

Washington D.C. is known for having some of the best food and mixology professionals in the country. They congregate here in the nation’s capital to take advantage of the beauty of diversity, late nights, parties...https://goo.gl/LwEMyD

Villa Maria Winery - Virtual Tasting

“There is only one word for New Zealand – epic” – Bear Grylls

New Zealand is most often associated with Sauvignon Blanc wines. Take a step into the present and future to experience a new world of New Zealand...