Art and the Oenophile

Home is definitely a place to showcase “self.” When you walk into a persons home, you get a hint of who they are by the decor. As a wine lover, as soon as you enter my home, wine decor is tastefully displayed, to let you know I am an oenophile. My wine cellar is [...]

The Modern Wine Rack

Sleek and modern. The Cru wine rack by Umbra. The tubes can be configured in different combinations, allowing you to turn this wine rack into a unique piece of art. [Umbra]

Wine Aerator

While thumbing through the new Crate & Barrel catalog, I came across this little gadget. It is the Vinturi Wine Aerator.  So what is a wine aerator you ask. The wine aerator basically acts like a decanter, less the decanter and hours of waiting. You simply pour your wine through the aerator, and as the [...]

QPR Wines in Our Economy

Let me first say that wine is a lifestyle. It includes wine, food, art and decor. I read the Editor In Chief’s letter to his readers in the August 2008 House Beautiful magazine, and Stephen Drucker seemed to sum it up by saying, “I can’t not mention the economy anymore. It’s in the news, it’s [...]

2007 Kendall-Jackson Grand Reserve Malbec Rosè

Kendall-Jackson has made it’s reputation on providing wines that are attainable for all to experience. Their Grand Reserve 2007 Malbec Rosè is no exception. It is like spring and summer in a glass. This wine offers flavors of strawberries and watermelon with a fresh and fruity nose with floral hints of roses. The wine is [...]

2005 Ferrari-Carano Siena

This Italian inspired red wine is 68% Sangiovese and 32% Malbec. I was discouraged by a wine merchant in New Orleans over 4 years ago not to purchase this wine, he recommended another red, so I passed on the Siena. Well, I got a bottle at my local wine shop in Little Rock, AR, The [...]

2007 Pascual Toso Malbec

Every once in awhile you stumble across that great buy of the year. For me, that buy was a 2007 Pascual Toso Malbec. What pulled me to this bottle, other than the $8.99 price sticker, was the information on the tag. At the end of the description it stated that it had received a 91 [...]

Women of the Vine by Deborah Brenner

Talk about “cracking the ceiling”. Hillary Clinton did it in politics with women and Deborah Brenner did in a field dominated by men, the world of wine. Deborah Brenner has written a book about women of the vine, some winemakers, wine writers, vineyard owners, sommeliers, and wine enthusiast groups for starters. You get to know these women for [...]

Segura Viudas Brut Reserva Heredad Cava

This Cava, Spanish Sparkling Wine, is bottled in Torrelavit Spain. The alcohol content is 12% and it is a wonderful sparkling wine that seems like a Spanish twin to Champagne. It retails around $22.99, and it’s worth every penny. It is light to medium bodied with enough structure to stand up to a meal or [...]

The Chemistry of Pairing

For all the wine enthusiasts, foodies, and avid home entertainers, the pairing of wine and food is a serious issue. How can one feel truly credible if the wine does not pair well with the food? Well, it can make or break a great meal, and leave the hostess feeling a little incompetent in an [...]

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