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In today’s post I will reveal my wine list for this weekends Halloween party.  What better way to enjoy giving out candy to the neighborhood children than to have a wine tasting at your Halloween party. For this spooktacular wine tasting event we will be sampling Vampire Cabernet , Black Cat Syrah , Evil Chardonnay , Evil Cabernet, Valley of Moon Zinfandel , and Ghost Pines Cabernet .  If you choose to serve these same Ghoulish Wines please feel free to share your tasting notes.  I will give... Read Full Story

In today’s post I will reveal my wine list for this weekends Halloween party.  What better way to enjoy giving out candy to the neighborhood children than to have a wine tasting at your Halloween party. For this spooktacular wine tasting event we will be sampling Vampire Cabernet , Black Cat Syrah , Evil Chardonnay , Evil Cabernet, Valley of Moon Zinfandel , and Ghost Pines Cabernet .  If you choose to serve these same Ghoulish Wines please feel free to share your tasting notes.  I will give... Read Full Story

I thought these bobbling skull wine stoppers would be a great beginning to plan the perfect Halloween party. You can’t just serve ghoulish punch, of course you will need wine and I will discuss which wines I will be serving in part 2. Read Full Story

I thought these bobbling skull wine stoppers would be a great beginning to plan the perfect Halloween party. You can’t just serve ghoulish punch, of course you will need wine and I will discuss which wines I will be serving in part 2. Read Full Story

It’s the moment I’ve been waiting for. No, not the birth of our new baby.  (Although, yes, that too was highly anticipated in our house.) My first postpartum glass of wine. It had to be big and bold.  I didn’t want a flavor that would taper into wimpy; I wanted something that would swirl around my mouth, and warm it into a “Thank God I’m not pregnant” smile. My glass of 2006 Martellotto Cabernet Sauvignon , Paso Robles perfectly fit the bill.  Full of smoky oak and a healthy alcohol... Read Full Story

It’s the moment I’ve been waiting for. No, not the birth of our new baby.  (Although, yes, that too was highly anticipated in our house.) My first postpartum glass of wine. It had to be big and bold.  I didn’t want a flavor that would taper into wimpy; I wanted something that would swirl around my mouth, and warm it into a “Thank God I’m not pregnant” smile. My glass of 2006 Martellotto Cabernet Sauvignon , Paso Robles perfectly fit the bill.  Full of smoky oak and a healthy alcohol... Read Full Story

Image of Red Diamond via Snooth As our daughter celebrates her third birthday and enjoys hamburgers, hot dogs, and cake, the adults at the party enjoyed a nice bottle of Red Diamond Shiraz . This medium bodied peppery wine was perfect with its raspberry jam and honey finish mingled with spicy floral undertones. For under $10 there will be plenty of bottles to go around. Read Full Story

Image of Red Diamond via Snooth As our daughter celebrates her third birthday and enjoys hamburgers, hot dogs, and cake, the adults at the party enjoyed a nice bottle of Red Diamond Shiraz . This medium bodied peppery wine was perfect with its raspberry jam and honey finish mingled with spicy floral undertones. For under $10 there will be plenty of bottles to go around. Read Full Story

Each year, over 25,000 beaches in the United States are closed or posted as unhealthy [source: www.surfrider.org]. To remedy this, Barefoot Wine and Surfrider Foundation encourage local residents to volunteer at cleanup and restoration events across the country to help make these beaches “barefoot-friendly.” The Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project is back for its third straight year, and this time it’s bigger than ever! In celebration of Surfrider Foundation’s 25th Anniversary, Barefoot Wine... Read Full Story

Each year, over 25,000 beaches in the United States are closed or posted as unhealthy [source: www.surfrider.org]. To remedy this, Barefoot Wine and Surfrider Foundation encourage local residents to volunteer at cleanup and restoration events across the country to help make these beaches “barefoot-friendly.” The Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project is back for its third straight year, and this time it’s bigger than ever! In celebration of Surfrider Foundation’s 25th Anniversary, Barefoot Wine... Read Full Story