Wednesday, November 29, 2017

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...

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

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... 

Thursday, November 9, 2017

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...

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

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...

Sunday, October 15, 2017

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”... 

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

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.
#santarosafire #wbc2017

Thursday, October 5, 2017

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...