The holidays are here, and most of us are likely shopping for gifts, wrapping presents, and getting our homes and dining tables ready for festive celebrations. Today I found myself doing something silly – I ALMOST bought a bottle of wine for my friend Wine Diva Lifestyle. What was I thinking?! She’s the wine steward at a major gourmet luxury ...
This year I’m sending lots of edible gourmet food gifts to friends and family. It’s a stressful time for everyone, and I’m hoping to brighten their holidays a little bit. I like sending “consumable” gifts instead of “cluttery” gifts – things you use up, like food, bath and body products, calendars and candles. That way my gifts don’t contribute to ...
I wanted to show you some wine-themed dishes I stumbled across recently during a shopping foray on Amazon. They’re by Certified International, and the design is called “Gilded Wine.” I’m not sure if these go with the decor in my house, and I probably won’t buy a set of dishes until I’m able to entertain safely indoors more often. But ...
Who else here is a big book nerd? I love to read several books every week (when my dogs and boyfriend and busy life aren’t distracting me). I especially love reading books with a wine glass in hand, on a patio or porch or lounge chair in summertime. I wanted to share a couple of my recent summer reading book ...
Adorable Hotel Luggage Cart Themed Wine Accessories – Great Gifts for the Chic Traveler in Your Life
We found the perfect luxury gift for Mother’s Day, for Father’s Day, or for your wine-loving world traveler friend. These darling hotel luggage trolley themed wine and cocktail accessories are cute and chic. (They’re also a bit expensive, so they’re not going to appeal to just any shopper, but we thought we’d point them out in case you enjoyed looking ...
Mother’s Day is coming up soon, and for those of you with moms who like to bake, decorate cakes and/or drink festive bubbly beverages, we thought it would be fun to suggest Fancy Sprinkles gift boxes for part of your Mother’s Day gift. (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on ...
We’re planning on doing lots of outdoor entertaining this spring and summer – better weather is on the way and we couldn’t be more delighted! We wanted to show you these lovely “Napa” ceramic and earthenware serving pieces in case you enjoy wine-themed dishes. A lot of wine-themed serveware is brown and ugly, but we really like the Napa line ...
What can we get for our friends this holiday season besides local wine from Woodinville? (Which is delicious and makes a great gift!) This year since I can’t gift “experiences” due to the current worldwide situation, I’m gifting things that get used up so they don’t clutter up my friends’ houses… things like perfume, candles, lotion, paper calendars, stationery and ...
There’s a new “beginner” wine book out, and I think it’s the perfect gift for a couple of friends who are new to wine and want to learn more about it. Wine can be intimidating, and easygoing books like these make learning about wine fun and approachable. I plan to be very careful just who I gift this book to, ...
It’s autumn, and the rain is back. I still want to socialize with my friends and drink wine together, but our state has restricted in-person gatherings to outdoors only. I can’t have my friend Dawn come over and hang out inside my house with me any more. So, luckily I have an outdoor fire pit we can light a bonfire ...