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Personalized Wines Would you like to order personalized wines with your own label, or your own print? What a great gift idea! Take a look at these great options and fantastic wines to choose from. Make it personal!

How To Taste Wine (part 2) this article from winemag.com So, want to learn how to taste and evaluate a glass of wine like an expert? Easy. Follow our wine tasting tips below—but before you start sipping, make sure you’re in the right tasting environment. We now shift our focus to evaluating by sniff. […]

How To Taste Wine (part 1) this article from winemag.com So, want to learn how to taste and evaluate a glass of wine like an expert? Easy. Follow our wine tasting tips below—but before you start sipping, make sure you’re in the right tasting environment. Good Tasting Conditions First things first: Make note of […]

Peppermint Bark INGREDIENTS: 11 oz White Baking Chips 11 oz Milk Chocolate Baking Chips 1/2 tsp Peppermint Extract 12 Candy Canes DIRECTIONS Place Candy Canes in Food Processor and crush. Line sheet with parchment paper. Melt Milk Chocolate in microwave by heating at 50% for 1 minute and stirring until smooth. Pour milk chocolate […]

Here are 10 tips for being successful in the wine business Visit www.wine4u247.com, click “join” (While drinking your favorite glass of wine) Order your first two or four month wine club with your kit for as low as $49 (Choose your favorite colors; white, red or both. Click “submit” (Celebrate with a glass of wine, […]

Health Benefits of White and Red Wines Both white and red wines are good for your health. Although they’re made with grapes, they don’t provide the same health benefits as fruits. After they go through fermentation, the grapes lose some of their original nutrition, but they also gain new health benefits. Wines don’t only improve […]

The Question of Sulfites (Sulfur) in Wine. There is often confusion about the role of sulfites in wines. What better person to ask than Wine Shop at Home winemaker, Alex Reble? Jane: So, Alex, for heaven’s sake, let’s start at the beginning. What are sulfites? And why do we find sulfites in wine?? Alex: There […]

After enjoying a good GF lunch a couple of weeks ago I invited my husband to take me back to Paisano’s on Eubank to try their GF dinner menus. We were very impressed with this Italian restaurant, service was excellent and pleasant; food was excellent and plentiful, what more could we ask for. Well, I […]

Have you ever wondered what to do with leftover wine? Below are recipes for wine syrup … yummy and easy! Serve with: ice cream, yogurt, ricotta, pound cake, waffles, pancakes, or fruit. Leftover Red Wine Syrup Hands-on time: 5 minutes Total time: 2 hours (includes cooling time) Makes: 1 cup 1 orange 1 bottle red wine (or 3½ […]

How about a nice mulled wine for the holiday season? It’s yummy and warming! Here’s a recipe for 12 servings. Ingredients: 2 unwaxed oranges 1 lemon, peel only 1/2 cup sugar 5 cloves, plus extra for garnish 5 cardamom pods, bruised 1 cinnamon stick A pinch of freshly grated nutmeg 2 bottles of fruity, unoaked red wine 3/4 cup ginger […]

Happy Holidays! It’s that time of the year when we enjoy all sorts of holiday goodies. If you have gluten tolerance issues, you can still eat Christmas cookies! Here’s a fun recipe for sugar cookies – Makes 4 Dozen INGREDIENTS 2¼ cups white rice flour, plus more for rolling ½ cup cornstarch 1 tsp. baking […]

Have you realized that you have gluten tolerance issues? And you’re not sure which grains and flours you can now eat? There are a lot of resources available to help you. Here is a checklist of grains and flours to help you sort through this selection process.

Do you normally throw away your wine corks? If you like craft projects, you can save your corks and do wondrous things! For example, look at these wine coasters.

Winter is here; it’s the time to think about holiday wines. Also check out the Gift Guide for a wonderful selection of gifts for your family and friends. My perfect pairing picks for all your celebrations this year: 1. Semi-Seco Sparkling 2. Homage Pinot Grigio 3. Homage Lot 24 4. Revel White Knight Blend […]

For those of you that think you can’t eat stuffing any more … here’s a wonderful gluten free recipe! Ingredients: 6 cups gluten-free bread cubes or 1 package Gluten Free Bakehouse stuffing cubes, already toasted 2 shallots, minced 2 onion, diced 2 celery ribs, diced 2 carrots, diced 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) salted […]

The whole concept of letting wine breathe, or aerate, is simply maximizing your wine’s exposure to the surrounding air. By allowing wine to mix and mingle with air, the wine will typically warm up and the wine’s aromas will open up, the flavor profile will soften and mellow out a bit and the overall flavor […]

This time of year the question always comes up; what wine pairs well with Turkey? The good news is there is no correct answer. Turkey pairs well with red wine or white wine depending on what you and your guests like. Turkey is adaptable and the way it’s prepared as well as other dishes to […]

Have you ever wondered about the importance of the actual wine glasses you’re using? Here are some of the attributes of a wine glass that may or may not contribute to the tasting experience. 1. The size and shape of the bowl – The larger the bowl the better the wine’s aromas can circulate and manifest themselves. […]

Join Meredith for a guided tasting featuring limited production, exclusive wines not found in stores. WineShop at Home is a whole new way to discover, taste and shop for great wines. Because this is a guided tasting, we are limited to the first 12 RSVPs. Please RSVP to Meredith at 408.221.2840.