SAHMmelier

Stay at home mom, lover of wine

Balance, Bubbles, and Bertolucci

June 10, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

Nearly two decades ago, a film set in the Tuscan countryside provided my first wine-related epiphany. Not through her teenage prattle or any life-changing plot, but through one scene in particular. The rich golden rays on a rustic table, wildflowers and clinking glasses, laughter and debate beneath the branches. I remember so clearly thinking: THAT. […]

“Sparkle and Shine”-Bubbles for NYE and Beyond

December 29, 2013.Reading time 8 minutes.

I love Steve Earle. I first fell for El Corazon, went back to I Feel Alright and then on to Transcendental Blues. “Ft. Worth Blues” was on repeat as I watched the moon over the Adriatic. I had people come up to me at the show at La Zona Rosa and say they had never seen anyone […]