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...
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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...
Obviously, the amount of calories consumed depends on how many ounces your glass of wine has in it. An average pour of wine is about 5 ounces, so the calorie and carbohydrate count below are for a glass of this size. Will any o...
I had some friends over recently to drink wine. I figured that I'd serve tapas because they are easy, casual, can be made in advance, and people can nibble on them over time. I knew we'd have plenty of gourmet cheeses and meats...
I am always eager for more helpful wine advice, because despite reading articles and drinking a lot of it, there is still so much to learn. I subscribe to Cellar Angels. While I was cleaning out my inbox over the weekend, I saw...
I am positive that I will be drinking wine and eating candy all weekend. Therefore, I thought I would ask the esteemed members of the San Diego Wine Mafia a very important question: What is the ideal Halloween candy and wine p...
I had the opportunity to drink a bottle of 2006 Bob wine from Whalebone Vineyards in Paso Robles. This wasn’t just any bottle, it was enormous. Some friends of ours visited Whalebone and brought it home. I’ve never ...
Several weeks ago, I hosted a cupcakes and wine party with some of the mom and almost mom bloggers in San Diego. I’m not sure how it all came about, but it happened to be Mama Mary’s birthday. Then somehow we got ...
I know that a lot of people still equate a screw cap with poor quality wine. That really isn’t so much the case anymore. Living in Hong Kong, we drank a ton of New Zealand wines (lower import duties made them less expensi...
Thanksgiving Wine Guide By Barrie Cleveland With Thanksgiving only a few days away the challenging task of matching a wine to the traditional feast should be by now well under way. Thanksgiving challenging? Not just because it&...
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