Wine Reviews & Musings about the "Wine Lifestyle" in South Florida and Beyond
My May Vino column in Miami's Biscayne Times features a few bottle suggestions for the wine-loving mama. Read it online at BiscayneTimes.com -> Dish & Drink, or find it in print around Miami. Which bottle are you giving to Mom? Find links to past Biscayne Times columns here. Souleil Vin de Bonté, Le Rosé, 2022... Continue Reading →
My latest Vino column in Biscanye Times is all about decoding the bubbly of Champagne. Check it out for tips on choosing your next bottle for the holidays -- like how to read the label to understand what you are getting! You can find my article in print or online at BiscayneTimes.com.
My latest Vino column in Biscayne Times is out online & in print! Check it out to learn more about four fantastic local wine clubs you can join in Miami. Whether you are into all-natural wines or Champagne only, there is a wine club for you! Read more in Biscayne Times. Photo by Paradis Books... Continue Reading →
Well, folks. I think I'm going to wrap up this series right here. It has been fun chronicling my wine tasting notes throughout this period of isolation and lockdown, but eight weeks' worth of bottles is a lot of tasting notes (65+ bottles over 10 posts, and that's not including the repeat wines or ones... Continue Reading →
Every traveler has a trip in his or her life that has somehow changed them for the better or at least made their life more colorful or exciting. In The Vineyards of Champagne, author, Juliet Blackwell, paints a picture of a region through the lens of the past and present, taking her characters away from... Continue Reading →
I'll tell you this. It's not just all wine-drinking while we self-isolate, though it may seem that way from my social media and these quarantine tasting notes posts. We cook, we take occasional walks, too. We even adopted two adult cats at the beginning of all this, and they've been keeping us busy (Roy &... Continue Reading →
My third blog post in this series makes sense to post now because we are coming into our third week in quarantine. Today is basically day 16--I'm counting from the last time we ate out at a restaurant and adopted our two new kitties because we've basically been inside ever since (aside from essential errands).... Continue Reading →
I'll admit that I was reluctant to visit the battlefields in Northeastern France that mark the place where the longest battle of World War I took place. The drive is slightly out of the way from the vineyards of Champagne, which was our intended destination from the start. After visiting the historic sites of Verdun,... Continue Reading →
Each year during Miami Art Week and Art Basel, I always wonder if people who come in town only for this week of the year think that Miami is just this giant playground of insanity. The thought is valid, only because for this week of the year, the city is on neon steroids, even more... Continue Reading →
I'll admit that I LOVE Champagne. I really do. In fact, I attended two Champagne parties in one day earlier this week during Miami's Art Basel. Two fantastic Champagne parties with flowing, unlimited bubbly. For a Champagne lover, it was a pretty perfect day. However, Champagne is often very expensive, and hardly ever what you... Continue Reading →
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