by Donna OBryant | Jun 17, 2022 | Wine Info, Wine Musings
Today I’m sitting in an interesting and eclectic coffee shop contemplating my blog post for this week and hoping that the inspiration will come to me. I notice a picture on the wall. To be fair, there are lots and lots of paintings and photographs on the walls that...
by Donna OBryant | Jun 3, 2022 | Wine Info, Wine Musings
About 3 months ago, I did a Part 1 to this discussion on wine. I threw out six questions and gave six answers to some of the most asked queries about wine. In this blog post, I’d like to continue with six more random questions. Some of them are ones that I had...
by Donna OBryant | May 27, 2022 | Wine Info, Wine Musings, Wine Tasting
Vermouth…it’s the ingredient that makes a Martini a Martini and a Manhattan a Manhattan, right? I know that it’s in there but what exactly is it? Let’s learn about this classic elixir. Vermouth is actually a fortified wine! Yes, it’s made from wine grapes. There’s a...
by Donna OBryant | May 14, 2022 | Wine Info, Wine Musings, Wine Tasting
Recently, I had the pleasure of tasting a variety of Croatian wines from the Dalmatia region. The tasting was provided by Croatian Premium Wine Importers. I had never tried Croatian wines, but I was excited to try something new! Always a good idea by the way. I did...
by Donna OBryant | May 5, 2022 | Wine Info, Wine Musings, Wine Tasting
Over the past several years I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing many tasting rooms across the country. My first adventure to a tasting room was a bit intimidating but at the end of the day, it was exciting and educational. Did I feel like a novice? You bet! But it...
by Donna OBryant | Apr 7, 2022 | Wine Info, Wine Musings, Wine Tasting
I have always thought that decanting wine was a very Continental kind of thing to do. When I was younger, I didn’t understand that there is a real purpose to decanting wine. I thought that people just transferred wine from the bottle to a much nicer vessel for “show”....
