Wine and Cheese, Please!
When it’s too hot to cook, everyone wants cool, easy meals and snacks to nosh with refreshing wines. Here are seven “no recipe” dishes to make at home starring cheeses that can be purchased at...
#WeddingWednesday: Bridal Spa Bliss
Even though weddings are smaller, summer bride season is in full bloom across Texas. Last month we wrote about wedding wines and today it’s luxurious spa treatments to prepare for The Big Day—or just any...
Wedding Wines That Wow
No matter what the world throws us, it can’t stop love. Or weddings. Petite soirees are the rage with family and close friends mostly in outdoor settings. Because groups are smaller, the bride-to-be can focus...
The Great Texas Cheese and Wine Road Trip
Going stir crazy? Then let’s take a road trip to nationally-lauded Antonelli’s Cheese Shop in Austin, pack a picnic, and hit a Texas winery that welcomes picnics and is offering tastings. Optionally, have a happy...
Wineries Get Creative During COVID-19 Pandemic
With virtual wine tastings, great deals on shipping, fundraising, and online cooking classes, wineries are providing a grape escape while we shelter in place. Here’s to sipping safe—the new normal, at least for a little...
Cheers to Earth Day, 2020! (Plus, Bonus Recipe)
Whether you drink red or white, go green in the glass this month while social distancing. Earth Day 2020 is April 22, but for many wineries, earth-friendly practices happen every day. From composting to water...
Wining and Dining Well During the Pandemic, Part Two
We’re back with our second installment of the Texas Restaurant Take Out. From New American to Tex-Mex (a margarita with that?), pizza and cold beer, to cheese shops with wine, here are our Top 10+1...
Wining and Dining Well During the Pandemic
Finally, some good news you can use. Texas restaurants and bars that serve food can now deliver beer, wine and cocktail kits with food orders under a new waiver issued by the Texas governor. Although...
Love the Wine You’re With
Flowers and chocolates are sweet but serious Valentine’s Day intentions call for intense wines. Corkscrews ready: These wines have all the right moves! After all, this is no time to slack. So, uncork bold, sexy...