HOLIDAY WINE 101
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HOLIDAY WINE 101

Oh hello, are we here again? The earth has once again made a full rotation around the sun, my fresh new Ugg boots are ready, my fingers are numb, and my tan is sadly faded. That was fast, right?…

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DON’T PANIC IF IT’S NOT ORGANIC!
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DON’T PANIC IF IT’S NOT ORGANIC!

What does organic wine mean? When you’re walking through the grocery aisle, and your kids are ripping the organic cereal off the shelves, because “Mom, it’s organic, so it’s healthy!” it makes you stop and think about what “organic”…

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JUMPING INTO PORTUGAL
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JUMPING INTO PORTUGAL

“Drink wine, not labels.” Today, my daughter, Miss T as we call her, came home exclaiming loudly that our elf on the shelf was soooooo boring.

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URUGUAY, WHY NOT?
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URUGUAY, WHY NOT?

Uruguay, where are we? Does your 7-year-old know where Uruguay is?  Mine does! Let me tell you, this has nothing to do with school or great parenting skills but everything to do with wine.  

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WINE TASTING PARTY
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WINE TASTING PARTY

The school called me today to tell me a few things. The first was that my son had spent the morning loudly telling his fellow first graders that he “forgot” to put on underwear this morning. 

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WHISKEY DIVERSION
Holly Shaw Holly Shaw

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. 

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A LITTLE TRIP INTO PORTUGAL...
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A LITTLE TRIP INTO PORTUGAL...

Are you dreaming of an island? Or at least cliffs, mountains, a coastal strip? Yea, we’ve been binging on Game of Thrones, and now I’m slightly dreaming of sipping some chilled white wine overlooking the ocean on the cliffs in King’s Landing, braided hair and my silk chiffon dress dancing in the breeze

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C’EST LA VIE
Holly Shaw Holly Shaw

C’EST LA VIE

What’s a girl to do? I stumble through the kitchen adding milk to my water instead of my coffee, trip over a pile of laundry (in the kitchen? why is that there?) and put Cheerios in the dog bowl.

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