Known as the Wandering Blonde Wine-O, Alison Somerville is a self-styled oenophile who knows how to pick, pair and drink wines that won't break the bank, but will delight the palate. Be the grape!
Four wines that are perfect Halloween wines for parties this Halloween weekend.Sink your teeth into this blood red wine – Vampire Cabernet Sauvignon. Dark blood red in color with a subtle aroma of oak, perhaps an oak coffin? $8...
bogle \bõ’g?l\ n. [Scots, perhaps from Welsh] A goblin; a specter; a phantom; a bogy, boggart or bugbear.Dark and mysterious man with a mask and a voice that sends chills up the spine. The Phantom...
As Halloween weekend approaches the ghost and goblins are preparing for a howling good time. Decorations are abundant, pumpkins are being carved and the final touches on food and beverages are in place.Pumpkin beer will be quite a...
Alright folks, below is another wine that is perfect to consume on All Hallows Eve. What better than a dark red wine to go along with your Count Dracula costume? (Think Twilight, only really old).Temptation Zinfandel from the...
Can you name the top five wine regions in the U.S.? The first three are pretty much a no brainer to name. The last two might surprise you…more so the fifth. Virginia is the fifth top wine...
Halloween is around the corner, so it only seems fit to start thinking of some ghoulish wines to indulge in to help get in the spirit. Muahahaha (creepy scary laugh).There are a quite a number of festive...
Sauvignon Blanc is hit or miss with some people. Some love the citrus sometimes tart flavors of Sauv. Blanc. Some not so much. There is also that lingering wet straw and cat urine aroma. However, from certain research, that is...
Mendoza is the Napa and Sonoma Valley of Argentina. The region itself has the ideal winegrowing and winemaking conditions - high altitudes, abundant sunshine, natural irrigation, a low incidence of vine disease and an unpolluted, almost pristine environment. An...
Years ago, boxed wine was thought to be the cheap wine in a box that no wine officiando would purchase. Times they are a changin’! Boxed wine today is becoming much more common and popular. It...
Here are some Saturday plans if you are not a big college football fan. Addy Bassin's MacArthur Beverages is having an in-store wine tasting with Aurelio Cbastrero – Grapes of Spain. From 1-4 this upcoming...