Italian White Wine You Need to Try!
In a country best known for its red wine, there are hundreds of Italian white wine grapes that deserve attention. Read on and explore with me! Many white wine varieties are indigenous to a single region or even a small district. These varieties work well in their particular locales. And, they tend to result in wines that have […]
‘Tis the season to get spicy!
‘Tis truly the season to get spicy – pumpkin spice, mulled spiced wine, spiced cookies, spicy wine and more. Want to spice up your wine game? Here’s the perfect varietal to do just that! Gewürztraminer! Gewürz for short. While challenging to spell, this varietal is definitely the go to wine for spicing up any holiday […]
Sulfites in Wine Aren’t the Culprit – Oenologists to the Rescue!
Controversial topic – sulfites in wine. The dastardly sulfur dioxide used by winemakers. I confess, I’m really torn on this subject. Bottom line, however, is all wine contains sulfites! Miniscule parts per million even in wines claiming no added sulfites (or sulphites) have trace levels. Wine labels in the Unites States and many other countries must […]
It’s a bubbly day in the neighborhood!
If you’re living life right, every day is a bubbly day in the neighborhood. But how did those bubbles get there anyway? Bubbles in your wine bottle to be exact! In our “What is a Bubble Girl Anyway?” Podcast episode of Somm Women Talk Wine, Charisse and I dissect every possible way sparkling wine is […]
This Texas wine stole my heart
For you loyal readers out there, you know this isn’t the first time a Texas wine has stolen my heart. But this one is special. Special enough we feature it in our Somm Women Talk Wine episode on “White Wines You’ve Likely Never Tried”! This wine hails from grapes grown in the Texas High Plains […]
What an amazing staycation!
Summer is here and while everyone else is traveling, I’m taking summer staycations instead! And what an amazing staycation Alsace always is! Having an extreme aversion to summer travel crowds in Europe, I choose a totally different approach to exploring this amazing wine region! Bastille Day, celebrated every July 14th by the French, memorializes the […]
Holy Moly, I love Txakoli!
Spain’s northern coast, referred to as Green Spain and Basque Country produces one of the most fun white wines around, Txakoli!
My love for you, oh wine, is hot or cold!
Oh wine, my love, I’m hot or cold for you! Hot or cold for wine? I know how silly that must sound! Of course my love for wine is always steamy, dreamy and hot! I truly do love wine! So what the heck do I mean by hot or cold? As summer heat begins to […]
Oh beautiful sunshine, you had me at yellow!
W.O.W.!!! Wine of the Week #3: Willi Schaefer 2014 Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett, Mosel, Germany Pull out your 64 color Crayola box and search for the magical yellow color – goldenrod! Yes, my friends, this luscious wine is ”pretty good” – or even delicious! Watch W.O.W. Week #3 as I have some fun dissecting this […]