wine

Hump Day Happy Hour: Wine-A-Rita

by sarah
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Here you go ladies…our two favorite things: Wine + Margs = HEAVEN in a glass!

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Hump Day Happy Hour: Rose

by sarah
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Fell in LOVE w/ Pedernales Cellars during my anniversary weekend in “Texas Wine Country”. (Honestly, We liked their wine so much, we joined their wine club!) The Garnacha Dry Rose was my absolute FAVE! I actually liked it so much that I came home w/ a case of it… Please don’t be a wine snob [...]

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Hump Day Happy Hour: Artist Blend

by sarah
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William Chris vinyards is a winery my hubby and I ran across during our yearly anniversary wine tasting outside of Fredricksburg, TX.  We bought several bottles and only recently revisted this one…OMGLOVE!!!! Artist blend This is a boutique winery, so you can really only buy the wine from their website…totally worth it though…  

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Hump Day Happy Hour: Slingshot

by sarah
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I ran across this cabernet sauvignon  over the weekend and let me tell you: TRY IT! At $23/bottle it’s not going to be your everyday wine, but it’s definitely worth the $$$ every now and then…

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Hump Day Happy Hour: Messina Hof Find

by court
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Remember this?  Well, if I had not had gone and almost killed myself falling on my ass off a bridge had the time of my life, I would never have found this gem. Just the right about of raspberry and perfect amount of bubbly tang.  Der loved it as well, we both snagged a bottle.  [...]

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Wine Tasting Adventures

by melis
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So this past weekend Der, Court, and I went to Messina Hof Winery, a Texas winery that happens to be located in the same town as my college. Needless to say, it was quite an adventure. We started the day tasting wines at the wine bar. Der was not a fan of any of the [...]

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Hump Day Happy Hour: La Jota

by melis
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This wine was purchased by my aunt based off a recommendation from the owner of our local WineStyles, a store/bar for all things wine related. It might be the best red wine I have ever had.  When the bottle was empty I was definitely wishing there was another available, although I may have been a [...]

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Hump Day Happy Hour: Middle Sister Wine

by melis
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I came across these wines recently at my local Target store and they instantly caught my eye. According to the website, these wines are named for the sister who “has a personality of her own and steals the show”. For those of you who don’t know, I am the middle sister in my family so [...]

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Hump Day Happy Hour: Super Texan

by sarah
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I blogged about this winery awhile back and thought today was appropriate to revisit it. You see, this is my last blog pre-baby as I should have a bouncing bambino/bambina by tomorrow…YEAH…and this is my BIGGEST craving post baby: Flat Creek Super Texan; A fabulous red that I compare to a great Cabernet Sauvignon. So, I [...]

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Hump Day Happy Hour: My Fav Bubbly

by court
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I found it.  After searching long and hard and giving every single kind of sparkling wine a fair and equal chance, I found it! My favorite bubbly. I have not a clue how to pronounce it.  But I do know its less that 10 dollars at most grocery stores, its crisp and clean.  If you [...]

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