I thrive in the summer - the sun, the beach, and the long warm days are simply heaven. Summertime is also my favorite season to try out new white and rosé wines. With that said, my warm weather wine picks continue this week with one wine I will never tire of: a nice chilled Rosé. A few weeks back, I spotted Brad Pitt on the cover of Wine Spectator, and I thought to myself, “oh geez, another celebrity making wine - or putting their name on one” but, when I saw it was a Rosé

As you can see, I am still on my summer white wine kick, and my latest obsession is Chablis. With our winemaker friend, my husband and I partook in a mini Chablis tasting, and I was highly impressed by these White Burgundy counterparts. I have to admit, Chablis has not really been on my radar, but after tasting these two beauties, I can tell you that I will definitely be hitting up the Chablis section more often. Chablis, located in the northernmost wine district of the Burg

Happy Wine Wednesday! As we gear up for the holiday weekend, I have been exploring some new refreshing white wines for beaching and barbecuing, in particular, Grüner Veltliner. (GREW-nuhr Felt-LEEN-ehr) One would think the name alone is enough to intrigue one to taste this interesting varietal. In German, Gruner means green. This name was chosen for this varietal, not because it is green, but because it is used to create fresh, drink when young, wines. While mostly grown i

Happy Wine Wednesday Everyone! So there will be no post tonight as I will be spending my night drinking this glass of wine and perhaps another. I have two big events in the next three days, and need a little R & R. See you all next week! Cheers, - L #wine #winewednesday

Some people may check out the news page first thing in the morning, as for me, I go straight to my favorite wine blogs to soak up my daily wine industry news. One of my favorite educational blogs is Life Between the Vines. They feature podcasts of interviews with winery owners, wine makers, and “wine lovers of all kinds.” I love their philosophy as well. “We’re doing our part to make wine less scary.” While this may sound funny, it could not be more true. I very often encoun