Today, I want to quickly share with you a “Fresh Find” that Nick and I found last weekend while we were visiting wine country in Temecula, CA. I’ve lived in Southern California for almost 6 years, and I had no clue how beautiful and expansive the Temecula Wine Country is! Since we were riding our Harley, we stopped at only one winery: Ponte. I recently visited another winery while I was back in Minn
I’m baaaaack! After a week long trip back to my home state, Minnesota, I’m beat!! Instead of skipping a blog post or two (which I was seriously thinking about, but who am I kidding…I can’t stay away!), I thought I’d share with you a few snapshots of a local winery that my Mom, Dad and I visited the last night I was in Minnesota and share with you a couple of my favorite bottles that we t
This week’s weekend warm up inspiration comes from my little get away to Santa Barbara that I had with my Sweetheart over Valentine’s weekend. While we were wine tasting, we enjoyed, hands down, THE BEST white wine I’ve ever tried! It is called Verdelho and the brand we tasted was from Oreana Winery. I prefer red wines over white wines, but this little beauty is known as “THE white wine for re
Here are some more clever little tricks for using everyday items from Real Simple Solutions! Wine Bottle or Cork Use as bookends. A pair of bottles, with or without the contents, can hold a small library together. Organize jewelery. Poke stud earrings into a cork and toss in your travel bag. Replace a rolling pin. Roll pie crust or pizza dough flat with a wine bottle. Keep your boots up. Slide bottles into boots when