Our Son Nick is a big Pinot Noir fan. His birthday was a couple of months ago and Chris and I bought him eight bottles of Pinot’s for his gift from the local Costco. We bought Nick bottles from various wineries and regions in the US (California and Oregon). Recently, the kids stopped by for…
I recently had the night to myself. A dear friend of ours is fighting cancer and she asked Chris to come down and make dinner. When Chris called and told me her plans, I would never complain. You have to be there for your friends when they need you. In addition to some of Chris’s…
I discovered Continuum some time ago while watching one of the ending video blogs from Gary Vanerchuck. During the two-part video blog, Tim Mondavi (Son of Robert Mondavi) and Tim’s daughter Carissa joined Gary for a tasting and interview. It was entertaining and once it ended I knew I had to try the wine. I…
Sometimes you do not feel like drinking a red wine, even when its cold outside! For me, I recently had one of those nights. I did not want a light crisp Sauvignon Blanc or a sweet white wine; rather I was looking for a creamy style Chardonnay. I recalled attending a tasting at Bremer Family…
I have to tip my hat to our friend Melania. Mel and Keith gave me this bottle for my birthday. Chris and I enjoyed it the other day and after Chris found the same wine at our local Costco for $14.99 per bottle; we were pleasantly surprised. For that price you cannot go wrong. …
Our friends Pete and Martinique were flying in recently on a Friday around dinner time and were planning to stay at our house Saturday night for my big birthday celebration. Martinique had not been to Minnesota wanted to stay downtown on Friday. We originally planned on having dinner with them and then we planned on…
Chris was to be leaving for the day, planning to spend the night to help our friend Jen. Jen’s husband John was away on business and unfortunately Jen is undergoing treatments for cancer. Things look bright and it appears the tumor has shrunk significantly! We hope and pray everyday that she is on the mend…
Every year on the third Thursday in November a wine called Beaujolais Nouveau is released. Beaujolais Nouveau is a light red wine that is harvested and released during the same year, and it is generally only good for a few months a year. If you want to learn more I released a blog on Beaujolais…
For me, there are not a lot of wines that I have seen coming from the Mount Veeder AVA in Napa Valley. I do search for the Mount Veeder wines in restaurants. They have a Cabernet Sauvignon that consistently remains the same over various vintages. Another winery I have blogged over time is Girard. I…
Chris recently spent a weekend with some friends in Alexandria, MN for a “Girls Weekend”. A couple of times a year a bunch of gals get together for camaraderie, good food, wine, and cocktails. They schedule massages, do facials and foot treatments. It’s pure girl time and I usually do not talk to Chris much…
I hit a major milestone in life early November. I turned 50! I think I embraced it pretty well. I can recall when I turned 30, for an entire week before and after the birthday, I believe I was a jerk. I really had a difficult time hitting 30, as I felt hitting that number…
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