Budget Vino

This year's New York City Wine & Food Festival kicked off with a glorified "scavenger hunt" of the NYC Meatpacking District. On Friday night, "Meatpacking Uncorked" allowed dozens of restaurants and retailers to host an open-house tasting experience, sponsored by Corcoran. Patrons were handed passport-style maps marking each participating location throughout the district. The objective? Dash like mad to visit as many stops as possible within a 3-hour time limit. Restaurants and food trucks...Read Full Story

Purchased this fine Shiraz/Viognier almost 2 years ago to the day from the Vintages release that was titled "Celebrate for less! 20 party wines under $20." YALUMBA SHIRAZ/VIOGNIER 2006  - Barossa, South Australia, Australia ( #524926 ) (XD) - $19.95 Tasting Note: This red wine has fresh blueberries, blackberries, white pepper, herbal aromas that follow through on the palate. Finishing with dark chocolate on the medium-long finish. Fine tannins. Well-integrated wine. Aged well and...Read Full Story

Epcot celebrates culinary adventures, from trendy Cork, Ireland to the melting pot of Cape Town, South Africa. Discover blissful bites at the international and regional marketplaces throughout the World Showcase promenade. Exotic flavors are in plentiful supply, as are the comfort foods you know and love, all masterfully prepared. The 7-week Festival will showcase tastes from countries on 6 continents — making it easy to mix fantastic food with sensational music when you visit the Marketplace...Read Full Story

From 2nd to 7th November 2010, 11am to 9pm daily, the PENFOLDS Wine Lounge Event is open to members of the public, where each visitor will be offered a full suite of PENFOLDS wines to try at ION Orchard (Level 1). With complimentary wine sampling and wine appreciation classes, both wine novices and connoisseurs will be able to appreciate wine better.  Jane Gibbs, PENFOLDS Wine Ambassador flew in from Barossa Valley , the home of PENFOLDS, to personally conduct these exclusive wine classes...Read Full Story

Those who know me well, know that I’m not very good at sharing.  I must have fallen asleep in Kindergarten during that lesson.  Actually, I probably shared my toys as a child, but as I’ve gotten older, I found that I don’t really care much for sharing my toys…….wine, food, money, friends, secrets, Blueberry Streusel Muffins…etc.  Today, our first day in Australia, was different.  Since Australia is opposite of North America and has opposite seasons, we thought it would be apropos to do the...Read Full Story