Category: Seasonal Recommendations

So, your kids are grown and you plan a Halloween party where adults dress up in clever—and probably not so clever—costumes and act like, well, kids. Continue reading “Halloween” →

Labor Day is Janus-faced holiday. Continue reading “Labor Day” →

Okay, July 4th is not slam-dunk wine day. Continue reading “July 4th wine” →

New Years and weddings are times most people enjoy “champagne”—the name many people use for sparkling wine in general, although it correctly applies only to sparkling made in Champagne region of France. Continue reading “New Years” →

While turkey is common at many Christmas feasts, gobbler does not claim sine qua non roost it enjoys at Thanksgiving. Continue reading “Christmas wine” →

Ah, tomorrow is the turkey day and you shamefully put off buying wine. Continue reading “Last minute Thanksgiving” →

Thanksgiving can be high anxiety wine time. Continue reading “Thanksgiving wines” →

Labor Day weekend cometh. Even if autumnal equinox is more than two weeks away, the weekend is easy excuse for a last garden gathering or final shorts-and-flip-flops party before kids trek back to school and hazy-lazy-crazy days fade to memories. Continue reading “Labor Day” →

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Bing Crosby ringing in your ears. Yuletide carols sung by a choir, folks dressed up like Eskimos—Christmas, season for loving nostalgia. Continue reading “Christmas mulled wine” →

Thankfully, Thanksgiving is easiest of wine times. Continue reading “Thanksgiving” →