Exploring the Wines of South Africa

by | May 13, 2015 | Food & Wine

This year, Shawn and I spent our Valentine’s Day afternoon with the fabulous and fun iYellow Wine crew at an event celebrating South African wine (yes, I’m more than a little behind on some posts). I’ve come a long way in terms of my knowledge about South...

An Evening with Bonterra Organic Vineyards

by | May 6, 2015 | Food & Wine

One of the questions I get asked frequently is ‘Should I be drinking organic wine?’ I also get a lot of requests to suggest good organic wines. I always say that I’m not sure whether organic wine is going to make a huge difference to your health and that many wines...
Kicking off Spring with a Rosé Tasting

Kicking off Spring with a Rosé Tasting

by | Apr 29, 2015 | Food & Wine

So our monthly wine tasting group has a name— #blendedcru—and I hope you will follow our hashtag on Twitter the first Wednesday of every month when we meet at 5 p.m. ET to talk, taste and tweet about new and interesting wines. April had us enjoying rosé on April...
Wine and Tea – Pluck Tea’s Unique Blends

Wine and Tea – Pluck Tea’s Unique Blends

by | Apr 18, 2015 | Food & Wine

There is only one item more plentiful in our house than wine—tea. My cupboards truly runneth over with little bags and jars of loose leaf tea. I think tea, like wine, appeals to the part of my brain that likes to combine flavours and textures to create a unique...