Stay at home mom, lover of wine
Sunday afternoon I had the pleasure of volunteering with the Wine and Food Foundation at Cowboys and Gauchos. These people know how to put on a fabulous event. Picture flamenco dancers, fire pits, clinking glasses, and smiling faces and you kind of get an idea of the day. The event was held out at the Salt […]
Read MoreToday is National Margarita Day, a holiday which I am sure you will not mind celebrating. If you live here in Texas, I am sure you are well-versed in all things agave. Before I moved here I had only experienced very harsh, very gold, and very dangerous tequila. I had not yet had a Mexican […]
Read MoreI wanted to write a quick note to apologize for my lack of participation on here and in other forms of social media. I have been totally consumed in a family medical emergnecy for the past two weeks. I am so very grateful that we are on the other side of it and will try […]
Read MoreA few years ago for Valentine’s Day, we decided we would open one of our special occasion wines. I wanted a perfect pairing so I referenced the website and decided to make gnocchi and marinara from scratch. After hours in the kitchen, we were almost ready to cook the dumplings when I decided to put everything […]
Read MoreWhen reviewing a wine, I like to come to it with a clear palate and a clear mind. When I have had sufficient time with the wine, I like to go back and read the winemaker’s notes and the history of the vineyard. Each piece of information paints a picture and build my understanding of the industry, the winemaker, and the wine itself. It also serves as a means for self-examination. Did I pick up on that nuance? Did it remind me of another wine from the same AVA? Do I have a good understanding of how that variety typically shows? And did the pairing I chose work or not with all of this in mind? Then I go back to the wine with this knowledge and continue to learn.
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I was asked today about how I began writing about wine, and was going to refer her to this post. A post I began over a year ago and just now realized I never finished or published. So, you may be saying, part 3? What happened to part 1 and part 2? Lucky for you, […]
Read MoreThis month a new online magazine launches which aims at promoting the Texas wine industry, Texas Wine and Trail. I was honored to be asked to contribute and my first piece is now available on their site. When I was approached about doing a piece in November, I began brainstorming about something I could do […]
Read MoreIt was the best of wines, it was the…well, it was another great wine. But I kind of had to start a piece with this title like that, right? I recently requested my first sample. Writing a test piece for an online golf magazine, I wanted to tie into the World Challenge tournament, so I […]
Read MoreAt the end of the year, WordPress sent me a summary of my year. Sort of a year in review for the writer. How many visitors, which posts were the most viewed, et cetera. They invite you to share the information with your readers. At first, I thought, “How Silly. That is like Justin Bieber releasing […]
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