Author: Amy
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Mimosa Brunch at The Tasting Room
For those of you lucky enough to live in Houston, all four The Tasting Room locations offer a new take on the traditional mimosa Champagne brunch. Rather than just offer one orange mimosa, the Tasting Room offers a selection of fresh, house-made juices and purees to go along with their list of sparkling wines. The experience…
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Thanks for Making Me a Finalist!
Guess what? Your votes made me a finalist in the Foods From Chile Next Top Blogger Contest, which means I’m one step closer to an amazing culinary adventure in Chile, thanks to you and your influence on my behalf! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Yesterday I shot a video explaining why I think the judges should…
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Free Dinner and Wine eBook
Are you ready for a fantastic Valentine’s dinner? What about a date night at home anytime? As a special Valentine’s treat, I’m offering a free download of my eBook, Dinner and Wine for $20 or Less, on Amazon today and tomorrow (February 13 & 14). The recipes are created by $5 Dinner mom, Erin Chase,…
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Help me explore foods from Chile and share them with you
My Experience in Chile Right after my husband asked me to be his wife, he whisked me off to a 10-day trip around Santiago and Southern Chile. It was a trip I will never forget. We ate, drank, hiked and explored our way through those parts of the country, enjoying fresh seafood, delicious produce and…
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Bubbles & Popcorn– A perfect food and wine pairing
I had heard that a perfect pairing for bubbles, or sparkling wine, is popcorn so I had to give it a try. Since we were already enjoying Chandon Brut Classic, I popped up some simple Jolly Time microwave popcorn and tasted the two together. I had to agree… perfect pairing! (But really, what isn’t fantastic…
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Gingerbread Winery– King Estate
It seems that King Estate in Oregon is definitely getting into the holiday spirit. Check out this time lapse video of the King Estate pastry chef building a 4 foot long x 2 foot wide gingerbread repica of the winery: And yes, that is what the winery looks like, although without all that candy… but…
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What’s Your Budget for Champagne or Sparkling Wine?
Yesterday Eric Asimov of the New York Times shared his picks for value bubbles this holiday season, all of which come from the US and all are between $17 – $29. Earlier in the story he explained that quality Champagne, the real stuff that comes from France, can’t often be found for less then $35.…
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Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo International Wine Competition Winners
This weekend I, along with 99 other judges, swirled, sniffed and tasted our way through more than 2,900 wines to help determine the winners of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo’s international wine competition. I hope to share the details of my first wine judging experience soon, as well as fill you in on…
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Tempranillo Day Wine Reviews
Today is #TempranilloDay, as declared in 2011 by TAPAS (Tempranillo Advocates Producers and Amigos Society), as if we needed an excuse to try a new wine, and a red one at that! I’ve already been a Tempranillo fan for some time, especially after spending some time with winemaker Javier Alfonso of Pomum Cellars and his family…
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Informal Wine Tasting at Savvy Blogging Summit
Professional bloggers gathered at the Savvy Blogging Summit in Atlanta this October to exchange ideas, network, work hard and, well, play hard, too. And I got to help kick off the fun with an informal wine tasting after the first evening’s keynote address by Michael Hyatt thanks to Freixenet USA who provided 6 delicious wines to share.…
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Houston wine bloggers at The Tasting Room
I had the pleasure of toasting and dining at the Tasting Room in Uptown Park last week with fellow Houston wine bloggers (as featured in Jeremy’s photo, clockwise): Jamie Glover Dabbs, Social Media Director for The Tasting Room and Max’s Wine Dive and blogger at The Black Door (me) Bear Dalton, fine wine buyer of…
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Win a 2 year lease on a Mini Cooper from Freixenet
Like drinking bubbles and think you might like driving a MINI Cooper for two years? Freixenet is offering fans a chance to win a 2 year lease on a MINI Cooper and lots of other prizes through the end of the year with promotions on-line and in person at locations in the Houston and Miami…