The New Year’s Eve Punches If it’s January 1, I am at the home of my friends Anne and Keith. Every year the same cast and crew, more or less, gather in their kitchen, den, dining room, basement, living room to eat (too much), drink (a lot), and share the first day of the new… Read More >
New Year’s Eve is a time to raise a glass and toast the memories of the year gone by and to welcome all the new ones to come in the year ahead. Of course most New Year’s Eve cocktails contain champagne or sparkling wine because NYE is bubbly’s time to shine. But what if you… Read More >
Are you looking for a delicious cocktail to serve at your backyard barbecue? Summer wine can be used as a light and fruity ingredient to make refreshing and delicious sparkling wine summer cocktails. Serving chilled makes it an ideal treat on summer’s hottest days. Even though chilled sparkling wine is delicious on its own, it… Read More >
When the weather gets warm, it’s time to reach for the sangria! Common in Spain and Portugal during the warm summer months, this tasty cocktail has taken the world by storm. It was introduced to the United States during the 1964 World’s Fair and since then, people have been crafting their own delicious spins on… Read More >
A beer tasting party is a great alternative to wine tastings. This is especially true if you love beer even more than wine! These days, there are so many types of beers and beer gifts on the market that it may seem impossible to try them all. Beer tastings allow you to sample different beers… Read More >
How to Pair Wine With Chocolate. One thing I’ve discovered is that wine and chocolate are the perfect companions, but only if you do it right. When you bite into a piece of dark chocolate but sip a wine that is a little too bitter for the chocolate, both end up tasting bad! When the… Read More >
