WHISKEY DIVERSION
Whether you spell whiskey with an “ey” or an “y,”, this is for you! Excuse me, isn’t this a blog about wine? Did I take a wrong turn somewhere? Stay with me folks, I’m just keeping you sharp.
BUBBLES GLORIA-OUS BUBBLES
I had a recent visit to the Gloria Ferrer vineyard, sans kids could I just add. It left me falling in love with the bubbles once again. It’s not typically what I reach for, but this visit left me thinking I should be drinking more of it, especially the Carneros Cuvee. Pause for a second and picture me holding a glass of bubbly without kids jumping, screaming, pulling or asking me for anything. B-B-B-back to reality.
DRINKS WELL WITH OTHERS...
What’s a mom to do…and where has this mom been?
On the eve of my ‘big test,’ the odds seemed stacked against me. Child one broke out in hives. Just for fun? I don’t know. Still no idea why. Child 2 developed a 103 fever, later diagnosed with strep throat, and child 3 injured his hand, as in, OUCH. All in the span of an hour. At least I had about 6 glasses of wine in front of me. Bottoms up. #blindtastingpractice
COMMON CORE WINE
Lately, my kids have been bringing home math homework that is, in ‘plain english’, a mother’s nightmare.
WINE SHOPS, TOY SHOPS AND MORE...
Recently, while in the midst of chaos in the middle of Toys R us, I got to thinking why isn’t there a wine bar in the toy store.?
MOMMY, WHERE DOES WINE COME FROM?
My son is loud. He has taken lately to bird calling (he’s four)… it’s not scientific, it’s just loud. Although it is slightly endearing, especially early in the morning when the neighbors may or may not still be sleeping.
WINE FOR LUNCH?
It’s a gorgeous New York City summer day. The sun is shining, the sidewalk is glistening and the kids are bathed. Okay, thats not exactly what happened.
PINOT CRAZED...
I am standing in line with a couple hundred people. We are not here for Taylor Swift or to audition for the Voice, we are here celebrating Pinot Noir at a salmon bake under a grove of old mossy oak trees and strings of hundreds of romantic white lanterns.
FREE... RIESLING?
Who doesn’t love getting something for free? Especially, free wine? No, this is not like when your toddler offers you some dirty water out of a tea cup during “tea time” but actual real wine, probably in a real glass.
BAND-AIDS AND CHARDONNAY UNDER $25.00
They say blondes have more fun, right? Well, there were five of us blondes lined up and ready to sip a little vino on a Friday night. It was an impressive line-up, the Chardonnay that is! (wink, wink)
EVERYTHING COMING UP, ROSÉ!
We have a lot of pink in our house. Did I say A LOT? I mean, Pinkalicious has nothing on us. After two girls, you acquire a lot of…. dare I say it again… PINK.
LIVING ON A PRAYER...
My kids ask A LOT of questions. The other day my son asked my friend where babies come from. Not kidding! Her response was something along the lines of, “uh, you pray and ask God.”
BARGAIN HUNTERS…CABERNET SAUVIGNON UNDER $20
Sometimes you just want a bargain. Sometimes you just want a drink.
IFAVINE... I THINK I LOVE YOU!
My hubby and I have a rule. Ok, I have a rule: no appliances as gifts. If you give me a blender for my birthday, it’s going back. The kids on the other hand will take anything.
ICE, ICE, BABY!
My friend sent me a picture of a wine she was drinking simply saying, “Is this good?” I quickly replied, you mean the $100 bottle of wine you’re indulging in right now?
SHUT UP.… (DANCE, DREAM AND HAVE A DRINK!)
“Sometimes you want to just say…” D yells as the music shouts “shut up, shut up” .
BIRTHDAY LOVE
I dashed into the wine store. It’s not that I NEED more wine, but when buying for a kid’s birthday party, you don’t really want to reach into the wine cellar.
CORAVIN, READY OR NOT!
They were lined up like soldiers, armed with shiny new artillery, the Coravin.
“FASHIONISTA” MERLOT
We were locked in a room with the kids. Ok, it wasn’t that bad, we had WINE. (It was an emergency treasure in my purse, for “just in case”). The point is WE had wine.