Category: Holiday
Money, Guns and Workers: The True Meaning of Labor Day
After six days of wine tasting and pairing in Portland and Carlton, Oregon, we headed on a walking tour of the city and landed at Powell's City of Books. Since Joe and I are secretly book nerds (we used to ...
Happy Sauvignon Blanc Day! Viva #SauvBlanc!
Today is International Sauvignon Blanc Day! Wine drinkers around the world are celebrating with a refreshingly crisp glass of wine from the green-skinned grape, so named from the French word sauvage, meaning wild and blanc, meaning white. Pipi de Chat? Mais, Oui! A classic ...
On Becoming a Mom at 50
When I first met Joe's younger child, he was only four years old. I was visiting Toledo, Ohio, for Christmas and we were at that "serious" point in the relationship when Dad lets the girlfriend meet the kids. While Joe's older ...
New Year’s Resolutions? No thank you, none for me.
I'm not a big fan of making New Year's Resolutions. As a former, and hopefully future, gym rat, I have had a front row seat to observe how effective they are. The first week of the year is a horrible ...
Onion Tart – Perfect for your holiday party or New Year’s brunch
This onion tart is the perfect complement to just about any sparkling wine. Take it to an office holiday potluck, serve it at your Christmas or New Year's Eve party, or best of all for a holiday brunch. Then make ...
Don’t Settle for the Turkey
While babysitting for my brother, I happened to catch Sleepless in Seattle. He had turned it on before he left, because my niece, who just turned eight years old, informed us that she "really isn't interested in little girl movies ...
%#&@ the Pilgrims!
WARNING! The following post may contain language, ideas, and humor that some might consider offensive. If you feel that you might be one of these people then this post might be about you or someone you know and we highly ...
Star-Spangled Beaujolais!
With a few snaps of your camera over the holiday, you could win an entire case of wine! Discover Beaujolais is hosting a monthly Flickr contest that kicks off with the Fourth of July weekend! Here's how it works: take a ...
June 10th is National Iced Tea Day!
It was one of those days. In a long line of them. Three days before tax filing day my laptop crashed. The morning after another raucous TasteLive! event, I run a Microsoft update. Being late for work, and forgetting that ...
Romance, Hearts & Wine: Advice for Men on Valentine’s Day
We women love romance, I don't care what protestations we might make. So when someone asks, what is your first romantic memory involving wine, I can point to it most unequivocally, and tell you that it happened when the only ...
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