I’ve been drinking a lot of wine lately, because… “quarantine.” Okay, not really. My husband, David, and I regularly enjoy wine in the evenings, and having more time on my hands hasn’t turned me into a heavy drinker. What has changed, due to the stay-at-home order, is that I’ve been paying more attention to the …
Red Wine on White Carpet
Carefully stabilizing two hand-painted ply-boards into an “L” shape, using my end table and the cat’s scratch post to hold one end up as a backdrop, I set an opened bottle of wine and full glass of red, on the end-table board. Walking six feet to the kitchen to grab my camera, I hear the …
Pinot Noir & Plant-based Food Pairing
I've been anxious to try Kevin Luther's wine brand called Voluptuary ever since he launched it in 2019. I was attracted to the idea of a vegan wine made from organic grapes and I wanted to support a friend and local winemaker. I had the opportunity to sample this new line of sustainable wine a couple of weeks …
Mother’s Day Mimosa’s
A beautifully set table awaits breakfast, as I prepare a platter of fresh fruit, homemade muffins, and granola. My mom is in the kitchen watching me work. I am very strategic about how I clean and prepare food, that I often turn down assistance when offered. I’m particularly strategic that Mother’s Day morning, with the …
6 Wines for the Holidays!
Let me start off by saying that I generally don’t like to classify wines as being seasonal. But, being that Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s, all happen in a successive three-month timeframe, it has come to be known as “the holiday season.” And, when I think about the foods put out on display at the …
Learning about Oak Barrels with Winemaker – Kevin Luther.
It’s almost 1pm and I am at Wise Villa Winery. With my one strap bag and phone ready for notes, I start to walk through the production area of the winery. As I walked to the back room/office, I found myself walking through water, grape silage, as well as trying to avoid equipment. I’m there …
Continue reading "Learning about Oak Barrels with Winemaker – Kevin Luther."
Does alcohol affect workout gains?
If you’re anything like me, you enjoy drinking wine as much as you like working out. But does drinking alcohol shortly after a workout negate the gains we just made at the gym? The basic science of muscle building Muscle essentially needs to be broken down and built back up again to gain the strength …