Monthly Archives: June 2011

YES! Even wine goes on sale!!

We are aproaching the last few weeks before the summer heat sets in, Winfield Estate Pinot Gris when wine shippments come to a screatching hault. Why? Well, it’s too darn hot to ship those lovely bottles. What does a wine … Continue reading

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You are cordially invited to attend a global toast to vintner extraordinaire, Robert Mondavi, in celebration of his birthday, Friday June 17th.

Margrit Mondavi will celebrate Robert Mondavi’s birthday with a special global toast at 5pm Eastern, 2pm Pacific. If you are lucky enough to be in Napa Valley that day, the winery is hosting a special open house, for the public. … Continue reading

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Sangria ~ How to keep a crowd happy!

My fellow blogger friends and I are hosting a virtual Super Bowl Party. They are supplying the food (recipes actually) and I’m supplying the wine.  Whenever I have a crowd of folks over for an event and the menu is … Continue reading

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Live from Coast-to-Coast the national début of Don & Sons’ newest release of ‘The Crusher’ line of wines

Another coast-to-coast TasteLive event where wine-tweeters across the country attended simultaneous wine tasting of the newest releases of “The Crusher” wines. This very lively event featured five wines from the Don Sebastiani & Sons. In the event that you’ve just … Continue reading

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If your vacation plans won’t permit a trip to Bordeaux France, why not kick start the season with these summertime Bordeaux’s?

I recently had the pleasure to participate in the Planet-Bordeaux’s Twitter Taste-Live Event featuring four summertime Bordeaux wines.  If you are looking to expand your wine repertoire this summer, take a break from Chardonnay’s and White Zinfandels’ and try these … Continue reading

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