GUEST POST: 2017 Wines on a Budget Ronda Bowen, February 1, 2017 This guest post comes from Annabelle, who writes for Wunderlabel. She’s sharing her tips on finding the best bang for your buck when it comes to 2017 wines. (This post contains affiliate links. Clicking on a link and making a purchase helps to support what I do here at Wining… Continue Reading
A Tale of Two Chardonnays: Catena and Dreaming Tree Ronda Bowen, February 3, 2015 Not every meal calls for a voluptuous red to accompany it. In fact, there are many meals that are better accompanied by a white. When pairing food, it’s good to think about the flavors you are working with. Recently, we decided to try pairing two different Chardonnay wines: The Dreaming Tree… Continue Reading
California Delicious Wine Basket Review Ronda Bowen, November 21, 2014 *I was provided with a wine basket from California Delicious in exchange for an honest review. There may be affiliate links in this post. Should you click on one and make a purchase, you will be supporting this blog and I will receive monetary compensation. All opinions are my own.*… Continue Reading
Scallop and Bacon Fettuccine Alfredo Ronda Bowen, October 17, 2014 Sometimes, you’re at the store and you see something on sale that you haven’t really worked with before, and your husband says “YUM!” You grab up the scallops, and you think, “Now what can I make with this?” Sometimes, you’ve also recently had wine that was amazing – Fontanella’s Chardonnay,… Continue Reading
Wine Review List: A Southern Hemisphere Sampler Ronda Bowen, October 13, 2014 The wine notes included in this post are from prior to the closing of Creekside Cellars*, the establishment responsible for putting together the list of wines I will discuss. There were two wines we did not order in the tasting: Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc 2011 (Marlborough, New Zealand) and d’Arenberg “Hermet… Continue Reading
Helpful Tips For Choosing The Best Napa Valley White Wine Ronda Bowen, June 21, 2013 I’ve decided that I will accept guest posts for this blog, especially while I’m pregnant, in order to provide you with fresh wine news. Here is another post from Chuck Withers over at Two Guys Wine and Travel Blog. When it comes to Napa Valley wines in general, there… Continue Reading
Taste the Gold! Ronda Bowen, September 8, 2012October 10, 2025 This week’s tasting at Creekside Cellars focused on Gold and Double Gold winners from the 2012 California State Fair. We tried all 10 wines this week, and there wasn’t one that we thought was bad out of the lot. NV Korbel Brut Rosé, California ($14) – We’re not big… Continue Reading
Creekside Summertime Wines Ronda Bowen, August 18, 2012October 10, 2025 This week’s theme at Creekside was summertime wines. We tasted eight out of nine of the offered wines, and we liked all but one of the wines (and that one was still pretty good. All of the wines were meant to be refreshing and fun – the perfect wines… Continue Reading
Creekside’s Hazy Days Tasting Ronda Bowen, August 11, 2012October 10, 2025 This week’s tasting featured some nice wines. The theme was the “Lazy Hazy Days of Summer” – and the wines were nice wines to complement the theme. This week’s tasting featured nine wines, we tasted eight of those wines. 2011 Voss Sauvignon Blanc from Napa Valley – ($19)… Continue Reading
Swedish Meatballs and 2008 Chateau Ste. Michelle’s Ethos Chardonnay Reserve Ronda Bowen, August 6, 2012 Tonight for dinner, I made chicken Swedish meatballs and we paired it with a 2008 Chateau Ste. Michelle Ethos Chardonnay Reserve. The Swedish meatballs recipe came courtesy of Cooking Light. I’ve made it many times before, however, usually instead of the rye bread, I use a garlic bread produced by… Continue Reading