#wineofheday

Happy April! This year seems to be flying by. As we approach Easter weekend, here are some delicious options that will pair nicely with your holiday brunch rack of lamb, glazed ham, or fresh spring salads filled with baby vegetables of the season. Sometimes you open a wine, and it just speaks to you. The lively crispness, the juicy elegance, the overall character and quality shine through when…

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo is a luscious, elegant red wine made from the Montepulciano variety in the region of Abruzzo on the Adriatic Coast of Italy. Though often confused with Vino Nobile d’ Montepulciano made from the Sangiovese grape variety, Montepulciano is distinct and alluring on its own. Barone d’Valtore Montepulciano d’Abruzzo offers wonderful spice and black fruit aromas on the open. The…

Simon Family Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

With passion and joy Simon Family estate secures its place in the world of Napa’s new winemaking families. Their journey began almost 20 years ago as participants in the Napa Valley Reserve where they worked alongside other enthusiasts to secure fruit, purchase barrels, produce wines, and bottle them under their personal label in small lots. The work they did there taught the Simon family the…

Fiddlehead Cellars “Seven Twenty Eight” Pinot Noir

Delicate, exotic, memorable, and elegant, delivering a culinary delight straight from Mother Nature, the fiddlehead fern became the inspiration for Fiddlehead Cellars when pioneering winemaker, Kathy Joseph, began the winery in the late 1980s focusing on Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc from Santa Barbara and Willamette Valley, two still emerging regions at the time. Today, both are considered…

What To Drink Now: Wine….And Wineries That Are Ready To Ship

Welcome to a new take on the “normal” workweek. We will either come out of this pandemic as master chefs, in-home jazzercise experts, or Sommeliers, instead of obese, flabby, stressed, alcoholics that social media is indicating. As we try to navigate how to social distance, stay home, and not go completely stir crazy, many wineries throughout the country are stepping up to help you manage (not…