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Category Archives: Holidays
Halloween Candy Wine Pairings
M&Ms and Merlot? Charleston Chews and Chardonnay? Skittles and Sangiovese? Yes, you CAN pair wine with leftover Halloween candy (or those pieces you swiped from your 4 year olds Trick-or-Treat stash on the sole basis of protecting her teeth).
In the basic world of food & wine pairing, the wine … More
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Categories: Holidays, Pairing Wine With Food
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It’s Club time. WINE Club time.
Just 4 days to Christmas and you’re late. Really late. You wanted to get a killer gift, but realize you have no time to shop, have no idea what kind of wine they like, so you’re stuck.
Enter Wine.com Wine Clubs. We’ve got three incredible wine club options, starting … More
Planning for a party? Bottle Math
You’re having a party. Blow out bash or intimate dinner, either way, you have people coming over and they will be thirsty. So how much wine do you have on hand?
The general rule of thumb when serving wine is to have a half bottle per person. But you can almost … More
Dessert Wine Guide
Dessert wines get a bad rap. Something about a wine being “sweet” seems to turn people off. I gather that’s because of the many cheap sweet wines that once flooded the market. Too many sips and headaches from those sickly sweet wines would make anyone turn up their nose at … More
Bubbly Guide: Your guide to all that sparkles for the holidays
Holidays seem to bring more bubbles. For example, I’ve been on a very modified version of the Champagne Diet. The one where you have only the best but only a little bit of it. My modification is something like this: drink more Champagne, don’t follow any of the other … More