Fun times this week with WSLS Daytime Blue Ridge (Roanoke, Virginia) preparing Sparkling Winter Cocktails. These cocktails will warm your heart during the cold winter months! Here’s the video link…cheers! https://www.wsls.com/daytime-blue-ridge/celebrate-2018-with-sparkling-winter-cocktails Here’s the recipes…enjoy! Champagne Jello Shots 1 1/2 cup champagne or sparkling wine 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/4 cup sugar 3 envelopes (1/4 ounce…
Sparkling Wines For Holiday Celebrations ~ $30 Or Less
There are times when only the best will do and that’s the time for special pricey champagnes. Other times, when entertaining large groups of people or mixing bubbly drinks, less expensive sparkling wines are a better choice. It is in that spirit that I present to you sparkling wines under $30 for the holidays… …Best…
Perfect Pairings For Your Thanksgiving Dinner ~ Virginia Wines and Spiced Pear Cocktail
These are the wines that our neighbors make. Virginia Wine Class ~ Mr. Bill’s Wine Cellar ~ Roanoke, Virginia Ox-Eye Winery Riesling and Shy Ox Rosé and were my favorite of the wines we tasted in the Virginia Wine Class. $20 range. The Riesling was smooth, clean and bright with crisp apple notes….
To Every Season There Is Champagne
Welcome Fall! Cooler temperatures, colorful leaves…let’s toast this beautiful season with champagne! Pumpkin can be a bit overdone this time of year (just ask any coffee shop barista about pumpkin lattes!) but champagne is perfect for any occasion, any season. Fluteau 2006 Cuvée Symbiose Champagne Champagne Fluteau, founded in 1935, is a family owned winery…
Exploring the Montagne de Reims Champagne Route
A beautiful journey to Epernay, France from our traveling friend Klaus @ notesfromcamelidcountry.net
Welcoming Spring With Champagne And Rosé!
Since this is what my kitchen looks like right now, it’s understandable that I am not doing a lot of cooking these days. We are combining our kitchen and dining room to make one big kitchen. Very exciting, but I miss cooking! Should only be a month to six weeks to complete. Thinking about what…
Lovin' Local Spring Greens and Rosé Champagne!
Christina Nifong, Culinary Instructor, Food Writer and Blogger Extraordinaire! Local For Lunch: Welcoming Spring! Christina’s culinary classes include lunch she creates out of local ingredients, many of them right out of her own garden! Please visit Christina’s website and subscribe to her newsletter where she shares lots of her cooking and gardening expertise and fabulous…
"Sex" From Michigan ~ Seriously Fun Sparkling Wine!
10 Pleasant Surprises About M. Lawrence “Sex” Dry Rosé: This bubbly is from Michigan…wine from this state is new to me. I did not expect to like it, but I was pleasantly surprised. My husband said it tasted a bit like hard apple cider ~ that may be one reason I like it so much. Beautiful…
LeLarge Pugeot Champagne ~ The Bloom Experience
While traveling down the Champagne Trail in the Champagne Region of France, we were told that the accepted protocol is if the champagne house gates are open then the owners are prepared to greet guests with a champagne tasting. We were very happy we took this advice because that was how we discovered the Champagne LeLarge-Pugeot…
Chocolate And Sparkling Wine Pairings For Valentine's Day!
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! Valentine table on set of WSLS Daytime Blue Ridge Television… http://wsls.com/2017/02/13/chocolate-and-champagne-pairing/ All sparkling wines listed in this post are under $20 per bottle! RIVAROSE in Salon de Provence … The lacy label is so pretty! Produced in the southern Rhône Valley, fresh with notes of strawberry and raspberry made from Syrah and Grenache grapes….
