Picnic with Portugal-Memorial Day Wines

May 22, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

You’ve been invited to a BBQ or a picnic this weekend with 20 of your closest acquaintances. You know them, but not well enough to know their taste in wine. Do they drink wine? Are they REALLY into wine? You want something nice, but not too nice. Interesting, but approachable. Something that goes with a wide variety of […]

Crowd Pleasers-Happy 4th!

July 3, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

If you are hosting an Independence Day get-together, you have probably already planned menus and hit the store. I just returned and it was a mad-house so I am pretty sure I am late on this post, but I wanted to throw out some ideas for cocktails and wines that can please most palates. When […]

A Wine Match for Summer Tomatoes | Thomas Matthews | What We’re Drinking Now | Wine Spectator

September 14, 2011.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A Wine Match for Summer Tomatoes | Thomas Matthews | What We’re Drinking Now | Wine Spectator.

Monday Wines- Summer lovin’

August 22, 2011.Reading time 3 minutes.

Okay, so maybe I should call this “Summer likin,’” because you probably don’t LOVE most of these, but you like them just fine. In an earlier post, I referenced, “Monday Wines.” These are wines that are for when you really want a glass of wine, just a glass, after a long Monday but don’t want […]