So easy, so delicious… I was in charge of hosting my monthly girls night dinner and settled on a “Breakfast for Dinner” theme. Mimosas were the easy choice to accompany, and with my friend KC coming over, using POG instead of OJ was the obvious choice – if you’ve never tried it, give it a go to add some tropical flair: Continue reading Hawaiian Mimosas
we had barely arrived on Vancouver Island today when we stumbled upon our first winery stop of the trip: Church & State. It was hard to miss their tall vines along the road that leads to Butchart Gardens. With a cute logo, how could we not pull in? We just shared one tasting, splitting the Pinot Gris, the Trebella, the Coyote Merlot and the Syrah: … Continue reading Church & State wines
Two fun wine gadgets we spotted in Spain: on the high end side, the Cornavin wine opener – let’s you enjoy one of your high end bottles by the glass using a needle injector so you can pour wine out while keeping the bottle corked. $$$ and on the low end side of things, wine Ice Bag – a cheap alternative to a full ice bucket. … Continue reading Spotted in Spain…
Since we were staying at Marques de Riscal (yay Starwood points!), we couldn’t miss out on their tour. It’s a beautiful setting in the small town of Elciego, with the dramatic Gehry-designed building hard to miss as you arrive. The intro video wasn’t working, se we launched right into exploring the vineyards and the cellar. They produce 94% Tempranillo here and 60% of it is exported. … Continue reading Tour of Marques de Riscal
Super fun day wine tasting in the Rioja. Before traveling we had talked with the concierge about the best spot to go, and he suggested the town of Haro, which has several great tasting rooms along one street (similar to Woodinville), so we hired a driver to take us to/from so we could all drink with abandon, and that we did. First stop at 10:30am was La Rioja … Continue reading Wine Tasting in Haro
Another popular drink in the Basque Region,Tinto de Verano translates to summer wine – order it “con Limon” and they add an equal part lemon soda, giving you a quick & easy sangria, fresh and light on a hot day (or when you need to pace yourself!) Other varieties include: red wine and orange soda, rose wine with lemon or orange soda. The mix of red … Continue reading Tinto de Verano con Limon
a local Basque favorite is a fresh white wine called txakoli, that bartenders traditionally pour from high to aerate it and add some sparkle. It can be sweet for some, but I like it 🙂 Continue reading Txakoli
so cute! I can always count on Martha… Ingredients 2 cups fresh or thawed frozen cranberries 1 cup pure maple syrup 2 cups dry red wine, such as Pinot Noir 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped Thin strips of zest from 1/2 lemon 2 teaspoons pink peppercorns, crushed Pinch of coarse salt 2/3 cup granulated sugar 2 cups seltzer Directions … Continue reading 12 Days of Holiday Cocktails: Cranberry Cocktails
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Up early to maximize our day in Napa (plus we had a 11:45 reservation at Bouchon). Stopped to get coffee, then hit the road north – it was a pretty easy drive from where we were, which left us time to do a lap around the Oxbow market before continuing to Yountville. Sadly the arepa shop wasn’t open yet, but… Continue reading Napa
so many berries, so little time! Hit your farmers market this week and load up to make this week’s delicious pitcher, Cherry-Berry Sangria: 1 (750 ml) bottle dry red wine 2 cups cherry-pomegranate juice 1/2 lb cherries, pitted and halved (fresh or frozen) 1 cup strawberry, quartered 3/4 cup blueberries 2 tablespoons superfine sugar (optional) 1 (12 ounce) can carbonated lemon-lime beverage, cold Directions: In … Continue reading Pitcher of the Week: Cherry-Berry Sangria
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