Decanting Wine for Pleasure

Decanting Wine for Pleasure

by | 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”....
BYOWine

BYOWine

by | Mar 25, 2022 | Wine Info, Wine Musings, Wine Tasting

Have you ever been to a BYOW/B restaurant? Well, you definitely should venture out and try it! I had the pleasure of going to one of these types of restaurants recently. If you are unfamiliar…it is a restaurant that allows you to bring your own bottle(s) of wine or...
The Wine Ritual

The Wine Ritual

by | Mar 10, 2022 | Wine Info, Wine Musings, Wine Tasting

If you are like me, you truly enjoy the experience of tasting the first pour from a newly uncorked bottle of wine at a restaurant. I didn’t always feel that way though. I remember I was on a date with a student chef. This was many years ago before my foray into the...
Time for a Port!

Time for a Port!

by | Feb 25, 2022 | Wine Info, Wine Musings, Wine Pairing, Wine Tasting

As you may or may not know…I’m not a sweet wine kind of gal. I have tried various sweet wines in the past and they never did much for me. The only one that I enjoyed was a Tawny Port that I tried. It had been aged 20 years and it was lovely! It was sweet without being...