I had the opportunity to meet Joshua, the wine expert at BevMo La Jolla. We wandered around the store and pulled bottles that he thought I’d like to try based on the fact that we like bolder wines like Zinfandel, often se...
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As if my travel bucket list needed to get longer, Wine Enthusiast Magazine announced it’s list of 10 Best Wine Travel Destinations of 2013. The editors endure the rough task of traveling the world to fine places wine enth...
Here’s the bottom line: leave San Diego International Airport (SAN) at 9:45am and land at Sonoma County Airport (STS) in time to lunch in wine country. Yes, it’s now possible. I won’t be offended if you leave...
It may be Halloween, but let’s face it–the candy lingers far longer than the holiday. Plus, pairing Halloween candy with wine is just a downright fun topic. Without further ado, I present the 2013 suggestions. Drink...
It’s no secret that connoisseurs of wine and purchasers of two-buck-Chuck, probably both associate boxed wine with bad wine. And, that’s largely been the case for decades. However, boxed wine is making a comeback be...
I accepted the samples thinking that wines with reference to the band AC/DC on the label would be an interesting topic even if they were not good. I was expecting the wines to be mediocre, at best. However, AC/DC The Wine was r...
Life has moved at such a fast pace that I haven’t been taking wine notes that are good enough to pass on. However, the reason why I started writing about wine was to point out bottles from the perspective of a busy mom. A...
As you may remember from last week’s Wine Wednesday post, the first BevMo! 5 cent wine sale of 2012 is going on right now, featuring over 100 wines with a rating of 90 points or above and 15 different varietals from 11 di...
We are big fans of the BevMo! 5 cent sale. In case you’re unfamiliar with the sale, you can buy one bottle of wine and get the second for five cents! The first 5 cent wine sale of 2012 is going on right now, featuring ove...
My Plum District email arrived this morning with a deal from a website I hadn’t heard of yet, but think is an interesting concept. Tasting Room allows customers to sample wines in 50ml bottles before buying a full bottle ...
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