by Donna OBryant | May 20, 2021 | Wine Info, Wine Musings, Wine Tasting
On Monday, May 24th the American wine community will celebrate a momentous occasion in the history of American wine. On this day in 1976, a blind tasting took place at the Intercontinental Hotel in Paris. It was a day that sticks with you if you love wine and know...
by Donna OBryant | Apr 15, 2021 | Adventures, Wine Info, Wine Tasting, Wine Travel
Traveling along the road for more than a few hours can be very boring and can lower your energy level. Thank goodness for podcasts, music and the occasional stop at a winery to try some of the wines in a new region of the US. I recently made such a trip and my first...
by Donna OBryant | Apr 1, 2021 | Wine Info, Wine Musings, Wine Tasting, Wine Travel
I’ve visited several wineries around the country. Some are large production wineries and some small family-owned wineries but who would have guessed that one of the most interesting and creative wineries was right in my backyard? In the quaint, picturesque town of...
by Donna OBryant | Mar 26, 2021 | Wine Info, Wine Musings, Wine Tasting, Wine Travel
It’s 8:45pm on Thursday and I usually post earlier but today was filled with a few friends and a much-anticipated vaccine. I’m feeling like I’m one step closer to traveling and visiting wineries and doing all the things that make me happy. I’m sure that everyone feels...
by Donna OBryant | Mar 11, 2021 | Wine Pairing, Wine Tasting
The other night I was thinking about unusual wine pairings and immediately thought…why not pair wine with music or art or theatre? Art, in whatever form, brings you into a certain frame of mind. It either transports you to a different place and time or affects you on...
by Donna OBryant | Feb 18, 2021 | Wine Musings, Wine Tasting
I figured that this week I’d write a short blog post to alert you all to the fact that it’s National Drink Wine Day! I know that some of you are serial wine drinkers or at least occasional wine drinkers so today, go out and get a bottle and fill your glass with your...
