Author: SAHMmelier

Being a stay- at-home mom can leave one thirsting for a taste of the outside world, a world in which sentences are composed of more than three words. Being an educator means one is always seeking an opportunity to explore and learn. Being a woman with a need to connect can be a challenge when adult conversations are rare. In wine, I find the marriage of art and science, agriculture and storytelling provides limitless areas to explore. But it is the people that keep me engaged. The tenacity needed to keep the family dream alive, the risk to start anew, the trials and principles. I love the history of the vine, the impact of a season, the sentiment in the bottle. That is why I write. I write to tell their stories, to share a piece of mine. I write to learn as I teach others. I write to connect with new friends, to disconnect from the world. I write to celebrate what makes each of us unique, and that which ties us together.

Life in The Big House

May 21, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

If you reside in the Austin area, you may have heard some squealing a couple of weeks ago. It may or may not have been coupled with some jumping up and down. I got my first samples. Somehow, it felt like validation for me and I was super excited. A big thanks to Folsom & Associates […]

A Happy Mother’s Day-Westcave Cellars

May 13, 2012.Reading time 6 minutes.

I woke up this morning to my husband doing dishes. That might be the sweetest sound I can hear. On Mother’s Day, I generally ask for one thing: no dishes. When you are a SAHM that cooks three meals a day, at least six days a week, dishes become your nemesis. This year, my husband […]

Humble Pie

May 11, 2012.Reading time 1 minute.

Love that I just publically posted that I obviously haven’t mastered the “reblog.” I thought that I would just get a draft I could go back and edit as I do when I share articles. Sorry for all of the typos and such if you received my accidental reblog of a post from The Feminist […]

Spring Fling Taste and Play Reviews

April 27, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

If you are a SAHM or a parent, you will not be surprised to read that my plans for Wednesday’s Taste and Play were interrupted. Shocking, I know. But when your sweet boy wakes up from his nap with a fever of 102 just as your guests arrive, that happens. Fortunately, all the moms and my sister, […]

Spring Fling Taste and Play-Next week

April 20, 2012.Reading time 1 minute.

If you were following in January, you may already be familiar with the idea behind “Taste and Play.” Basically, it is an excuse for my Austin SAHM friends and I to get together and try a new wine. We taste, talk, and take notes on the wines. Those that choose to, comment on the wines […]

Molto Bene, Y’all

April 17, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

What happens when you grow Italian grapes in Texas? Un bel vino. A beautiful wine. The more I am learning about Texas wine, the more I am convinced that growing Mediterranean varietals are the way to go. Tempranillo, Sangiovese, Mouvedre all thrive in this climate and the vintners that have figured this out are doing […]

Another Victory for Wellington

April 15, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

My Brother-in-law is in town this weekend, which always means that we will be eating well. Since we were celebrating his birthday, we chose to open something fabulous: a 2005 Wellington Victory Reserve. This is a super special bottle of wine. Wellington Vineyards has only done six Reserves in the last seventeen years. They only […]

Welcoming Spring without the Cha-ching-3 Monday wines

April 9, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

Last Thursday, my better half was hosting a networking event at his office and I was in charge of selecting wines. We were serving sushi from “How Do You Roll” (YUM!) and we hit 90 degrees that day, so I opted for two whites and a red. Back in November, I did a piece called Change […]

Salt Lick Cellars-No Need to BYOB

April 2, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

There was a time, in the not so distant past, when you had to bring a stocked cooler to indulge in an adult beverage while indulging on BBQ at The Salt Lick. Not anymore. If you haven’t been to Driftwood recently, you may not be aware that they have entered the wine world. In 2006, Scott Roberts […]