I am a pasta girl! I grew up with an Italian stepmom who loved to cook and appreciated (and still does) great wine. To say that I take after her in many ways is an understatement. She taught me to […]

Wow! Wow! Wow! I sampled this wine at a tasting back in June and loved it. I bought a bottle and opened it up tonight to enjoy alongside our burgers from Islands. This 2017 Ehret Cabernet Sauvignon by Ehret Winery […]

I’ve heard it said that we should let food be our medicine and let our medicine be our food. Ain’ it the truth?! The last several days, my sweetie has been sick with a flu, and there is nothing better […]

Picked up another treasure a couple of weeks ago after a tasting The Wine Crush — a sweet boutique wine shop that hosts weekly tastings. This bottle of Lumen Wines Pinot Noir was such a gem that we brought home […]

Saturday night, we cracked open the 2020 D’Alfonso-Curran Gruner Veltliner that I brought home after tasting it at The Wine Crush‘s Central Coast themed tasting. Like the night before, I instantly detected peaches and honey on the nose. The honey […]

The first sip of this refreshing “taste of bright sunshine,” as I called it, marked the beginning of new friendships and a near-weekly destination I’ve returned to time and again

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