Michelin at Home?
For special nights, my hubby and I like to order top-notch takeout to enjoy at home and hearken to a fine dining experience. I do love a restaurant, but there is something to staying at home in your comfy clothes, putting on some great TV, and having good food come to you! Being in the wine […]
Up Your Bubbles Game
Twenty years ago when I was in college, day drinking wasn’t what it is now. This was before Sunday Brunch became a “thing” and before Vegas started doing “day parties”. In my 20s, it was a simpler time. Binge drinking only occurred at night (much easier to manage!). Weekend days were spent recovering, eating Taco […]
2 Dessert Holiday Pairings
Let’s be honest, cookies are synonymous with Christmas. This was apparent the first time we iced sugar cookies and put them on a plate, waiting for Santa Clause to devour them. As we got older, we were most likely gifted a tin of stale shortbread cookies at some point, and now you may bake cookies […]
3 Savory Holiday Recipes
Holiday parties may not be an option this year, however that doesn’t mean you can’t have some holiday cheer. See what I did there? These retro appetizers are n homage to the 1950’s, with my own spin on them. Whether you are making these for just yourself or a few friends or family, they are sure […]
Renee Ventrice
“Can’t live without it, won’t live without it.” Rod Stewart’s “Passion” puts into words what entrepreneurs innately know, and what consumes their entire being morning, noon and night. Passion is their driving force. It’s inescapable, and you know it the second you see it. For some, like Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, that passion is […]
Stanley Barrios of TOP Winery
When I first met Stanley Barrios and his wife Elena Martinez (his partner in crime), I was captivated by their unbridled enthusiasm and passion. Sipping their wine, and hearing their story, it was easy to sense how their personality is blended into their wines. THE WOMAN BEHIND THE DREAM Stanley’s initial release was in 2014 […]
Phil Castelluzzo
Creating great wine requires a delicate balance between art and science. It’s a marriage commonly referred to in corporate endeavors like marketing and sales as a way to explain away mostly inexplicable successes, but in the world of wine, it’s quite literal. To make wine, one must follow a strict scientific formula beginning with whole fruit, […]
Nick Elliott of Nicora Wines
Call it an “a-ha” moment, an epiphany, a moment of clarity…. or just one of those rare instances when you intuitively “know.” That life altering moment came for Nick Elliott in 2005, as he re-counts: “One foggy morning, looking out over a vineyard while driving a tractor, I knew that this was what I loved […]
Desiree Harrison-Brown
The waiting is the hardest part. Tom Petty was right. A person’s true calling is rarely where time is spent right up until the moment they feel the pull. They’re waiting, watching, hoping, dreaming, until that moment when they just can’t take it anymore. Their heart leads them, head be damned. Sure, there’s always time […]
Three Furies Wines
Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone were born of the strife of the Underworld. They struggled hard to do the impossible, rising from below to bring their powers to the mortal world. The daughters of Gaea – Mother Earth herself – Greek mythology tells epic tales of these sisters, The Furies, being called to the surface to […]