Earth Day, Apr 22, 2024 — Gear up to toast to Mother Earth! With Earth Day just around the corner, we prepare to celebrate our planet's beauty and resilience by sipping on wines that embody sustainability and eco-consciousness. Earth [...]
This Women's History Month, I would like to highlight winemaker Justine Osilla of Kabayan Wines. Among the more than 4,200 wineries dotting the Californian landscape, only (a notable yet modest) 14% boast female winemakers at their helm. This statistic [...]
As we move into this second month of a brand new year, many are recommitting to the New Year's resolutions we made just a few weeks ago with renewed vigor. A particularly relevant topic that comes to the surface [...]
We introduce Blanco y Rosso Wines, the much-anticipated venture from Jody Ames. Shall We Wine talks with Jody about what inspired her to establish an import company and the story behind one of Blanco y Rosso’s New Zealand imports, [...]
We each have our own individualized ways of action and activity which help us power through less-than-pleasant times. It isn’t always just one activity. One day you might curl up next to a good book, another day you might garden [...]
Famous on-screen love triangles bear resonant and expressive memory triggers. Love triangles come in all shapes and sizes, with varying degrees of difficulty. They even span an emotional response spectrum ranging from steamy to grievous. In other words, it’s all [...]
Fruit-forward vs. Sweet wines - what are they? Sweetness and fruitiness are often interchanged by honest mistake, in the same way a sparkling Cava might be called "Champagne"... honest mistake. In these particular cases, a fruit-forward wine is perceived to [...]
Wine magnums. One surefire way to get your guests’ attention in the mélange of events which surround any kind of hosted occasion is to roll in with Magnum-sized wine bottles. Each bottle is 1.5L of gaze-inducing stamina, even if that [...]
Wine of the Week: Alma de Vino~Old Vine Tempranillo 2014 Region: D.O. Ribera del Duero, Spain Price: $36 This wine is gorgeous! If you like a big rich wine, give this a try. This 2014 has had some time to age and [...]
Know the Peanuts comic created by Charles M. Schulz? If you’re unfamiliar, the character Lucy plays a running gag on Charlie Brown throughout the years of the comic’s existence. Charlie Brown revs up to run and kick the ball, then [...]
