Spring is in full bloom and summer is starting to whisper in our ears; it’s time to uncork the rosé. My new favorite find is this Birichino Vin Gris 2011. This rosé is light, fruity and not too complicated– don’t we all need a little of that in our life?
It’s a perfect “picnic wine,” a highly scientific term we use at our house for drinkable, delicious wine that pairs well with a variety of food. The Birichino Vin Gris tastes similar to the French rosés and would work nicely served at brunch, lunch or even with Chinese take out.
It’s a quaffer, it’s 15 bucks and it’s from California — bonus for the local-voires out there. It’s made from amazing 100 + year-old vines in the Sierra Foothills — see it’s more than just hiking, sailing and water-skiing!
Even though I was brought up in the school of not judging a book by its cover — this cover is a beauty. I’d like a copy of the label in a frame. I’m buying a case for my Mom for Mother’s Day, and I know my dad will love it, too.
Woodland Hills Wine Shop carries Birichino Vin Gris 2011.
Photo courtesy of AMC Television
The return of Mad Men Sunday night is the perfect excuse to get out of your nightly lounge wear (yoga pants and waffle tee for this girl) shimmy into a shift, kitten heels, put on a strand of pearls and enjoy a night with Sterling, Cooper, Draper & Pryce.
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There are a couple of characteristics my husband and I look for when planning our dining adventures.
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This is the second in my Trader Joe’s wine tasting series (see my reviews of TJ’s whites). For this round I chose seven reds based first on price ($12.99 and under) and second on origin: a mix of domestic, French, and Italian.
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I thought it might be fun to try it and also grab some other wines for comparison. So I threw a random selection of bottles in the cart, tasted them all, and came-up with a few that were winners.
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ROOT tastes like spiked root beer. It’s a sarsaparilla concoction that you imagine sipping neat on a cold fall night, snuggled in cashmere around the camp fire at your posh Telluride mountain home (we’re imagining here …).
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This 2009 Beaujolais-Cru is the perfect red wine choice for Southern California’s Indian summers.
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Is it just me, or is that glass ...
Mix a harvest of bright, succulent limes with our Indian summer heat wave and you have the perfect excuse for a good old gin cocktail. Mine is aptly named Sisters’ Gin Gimlet.
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A wonderful way to bid a final adieu to summer.
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Just returned from a morning hike with friends in the Santa Barbara mountains. Mid-hike, I was totally surprised by a chorus of Happy Birthday, a Philipponnat Champagne toast and box of homemade raspberry-filled doughnuts.
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