Santorini: Take Me Away
Do you like to travel? I love to travel. Seeing the world and experiencing cultures different than my own is one of my greatest joys in life. Take Greece for example. Imagine sitting in a small café on...
View ArticleAll Hail the King: International Cabernet Sauvignon Day
What is the most famous grape varietal in the world? Arguably (Pinot Noir lovers may not agree) it is Cabernet Sauvignon. If the wine world was the animal kingdom than Cabernet Sauvignon would be the...
View ArticleWhat Does Sustainability Taste Like?
We all use various criteria when selecting wine to purchase. Price, varietal, occasion, food pairing, wine producer, wine growing region and vintage are among the many things we consider when standing...
View ArticleThe Perfect Wine to Welcome Fall
How would you like a wine with the versatility to pair fried chicken, hot dogs, fresh fish and Traditional Thanksgiving meal; plus all things in between? A wine you can sip on the beach in a bathing...
View ArticleIconic Winery Retrospective: Maison Trimbach
Is Stuart Pigott correct when he claims in his book Best White Wine on Earth, that Riesling is the best white wine on earth? It may not be the best but it is certainly high up on the list. Winefolly...
View ArticleCelebrate California Wine Month Along the CA Highway 1 Discovery Route
Enjoy Downtown and Rural Wine Tasting on the Pacific Coast Wine Trail and Taste through the award-winning Pinots and Chardonnays of the Edna and Arroyo Grande Valleys, some of California’s Coolest...
View ArticleThe Natural Wonders of Abruzzo
Imagine a place where nature is wild and uncontaminated. A region flanked by mountains on one side and the ocean on the other. It is lush and green in the spring, summer and fall, and covered in...
View ArticleWe Will Drink No Wine Before It’s Time
Patience is a virtue; however, it is a virtue that frequently eludes me, especially when it comes to wine. Once a wine bottle is uncorked (or unscrewed) it needs time to breathe. You would too if you...
View Article“The Winds of War” Live-blogged, 8: Honeymoon in Lisbon, wine in Boston!
Michelle Williams:The Winds of War returns! In this installment Herman Wouk provides us some insight to the US involvement in WWII before entering the war through the “Lend-Lease” program. We also...
View ArticlePairing Wine with Art through Vino Mosaics
Today on Rockin Red Blog I would like to introduce you to a friend of mine who is a wonderful wine artist. His name is Ryan Sorrell. I met Ryan through social media and was immediately impressed with...
View ArticleAnna de Codorníu Announces SHARE Partnership
Spain’s #1 Sparkling Wine to Support Leading Network for Women Facing Breast and Ovarian Cancers Anna de Codorníu, Spain’s leading, premium sparkling wine, has announced a partnership with SHARE, a...
View ArticleVolcanic Wine: Erupting with Flavor
Imagine an explosion of epic proportions. Hot lava, rocks and gas billowing from the earth with mammoth force. The sky quickly filling with massive plumes of smoke as viscous magma oozes down the sides...
View ArticleExploring Wine making Choices with #MWWC
Our lives are filled with choices. Do you chose to drink coffee or tea in the morning? If coffee do you chose to drink it with cream and sugar or black? What toppings do you chose to put on pizza? Do...
View ArticleQuick Update: Wine Fun with Snooth
Hello Rockin Red readers and friends. I want to take a moment to draw your attention to a new article published today by Snooth. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with Snooth it is an online...
View ArticleRelax, Sip & Savor Wedding Oak Wine
Hurry, hurry. Rush, rush. My life feels like it goes 100mph. As a freelance wine writer, wife, mother, daughter, and friend I am constantly on the move. My family keeps me crazy busy and even the...
View Article“The Winds of War” Live-blogged, 9: World coming down. Where’s my wine?
Michelle Williams:“The Winds of War” winding down with a wine double header! This is Sean Munger’s second to last installment of his live blogging the “Winds of War” with wine. The war continues to...
View ArticleDiscover the Patchwork Wines of Languedoc
I dream of sitting in a café in the south of France enjoying a wonderful glass of French wine with a delicious French meal. Alas, I have not yet been to the South of France. Nestled along the Gulf of...
View ArticleMake Your Weeknights Rock!
The 2015 school year has begun and with it comes a busy schedule in our house. Long days at work and school lead into nights of sports practices, PTA meetings and homework! I am sure you can relate....
View ArticleBisol Prosecco: A Love Story
I am a sucker for a good love story. Not a tormented high drama love story like Heathcliff and Catherine, or an overly romanticized love story like Elizabeth and Darcy. I mean an authentic, real life,...
View ArticleBordeaux: Location, Location, Location
What is the first rule of real estate? Location, location, location. The idea as it relates to establishing a business is that it does not matter how great the business may be, if it is not in a high...
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