Wine is only as good as the people with whom it is being shared.
 
Author: <span>Laurent Jouvin</span>

Largest Wine Bottles In The World

Does size matter? Of course size matters! To start, can you imagine a movie in which the role of a giant shark is played by a goldfish? Not the same, is it? Better yet, the movie King Kong played by Curious George? And what about the Grand Canyon? Calling it …

Elderflower Champagne Wine Cocktail Recipe

As I’ve said in my recent wine pairing article, One of my favorite cocktails is a Vodka Martini. Not to compare myself to the world’s favorite spy, I do enjoy a dry martini… 3 olives – shaken, not stirred ;-) But I also enjoy a nice Champagne wine cocktail, too. …

For The Love Of Wine

Valentine’s Day came and went quickly, just like every other holiday. With our busy lives, we barely have time to appreciate and enjoy these moments. Fortunately, we can celebrate love everyday of the year and we don’t need a holiday to express our feelings to the ones we love. Besides, …

How To Build A Wine Barrel Table With Lights – DIY

My wife and I went on yet another wine tasting trip in the Santa Ynez Valley a while back. Yes I know… What else is new? We went to Lincourt Vineyards, and after chatting with the tasting room manager for a while, he graciously gave us a wine barrel from …

Pairing Sushi With The Right Wine

I’ve been eating sushi for as long as I can remember. I do have a handful of wines that pair quite well with sushi. Pairing sushi with the right wine makes me enjoy them even more than I ever thought possible. Although depending on my mood, I’ll just have a …

Learn How To Taste Wine The Right Way And Have Fun Doing It

Wine tasting… Do it often and do it right, every time. Learn how to taste wine the right way, and more importantly have fun doing it! Isn’t the key for everything in life? It is just much easier when we stop trying so hard, and focus on having fun. I …

Best Hotel In Solvang For Your Wine Tasting Getaways

Anyone in or near Los Angeles will tell you, Santa Ynez IS the wine region of choice if you live in Southern California. I mean, who needs Napa or Sonoma when we have the next best thing. And it’s so close! My wife and I decided to go there on …

A Trader Joe’s New Wine Sensation

I’ve been shopping at Trader Joe’s for quite some time and I always walk through the wine section to see what’s new. I saw a new bottle priced at $5.99 but never gave it any interest. More often than not, wines priced below 5 or 6 bucks are a bit …

Spaghetti Carbonara Wine Pairing

Pairing food and wine is an exciting game and I love playing it! Though the rules are complicated, everyone can play this epicurean game. As far as I’m concerned, the only requirements are happy and fun ;) And this past Christmas, my family and I met those requirements. We played …

My Wine Box Shelf Project

For years, I have been collecting wooden wine boxes. Without any real project in mind, those precious wooden boxes were neatly piled in a corner of my garage. The piles started getting higher and my organization skills could not keep up with the insane amount of boxes I add accrued. …