Ah, Valentine’s Day. Dedicated to the one you love. Red is the official color, chocolate the lingua franca, romance the zeitgeist. Continue reading
Category: Seasonal Recommendations
Champagne/New Years
For many, New Year’s and weddings are the only times they drink sparkling wine. More than 25 percent of the Champagne and sparkling wine sold each year is sold the week of New Year’s Eve. Continue reading
Dessert wines
Christmas is a sweet season, why not try a sweet wine to end a great holiday meal?
Dessert wines are sweeter, richer, and usually higher in alcohol than table wines. Often served with dessert, they also can be enjoyed with cheese or on their own.
.Port, Sherry, Madeira, Sauterne, late-harvest Rieslings and Zinfandels, ice wines, raisin/straw wines, and sweeter sparkling wines qualify as dessert wines. Continue reading
Thanksgiving wine 2 of 2
Today will be the biggest day of the year for premium wine sales in San Angelo. Continue reading
Thanksgiving wine 1 of 2
This is the biggest week of the year for premium wine sales in San Angelo, with the Wednesday before Thanksgiving Thursday the biggest single day. Continue reading
Halloween
Adult Halloween parties tend toward harder spirits, but you can have frightful fun with wines, too. Start by picking your style of humor and your taste in wine. Continue reading
