Sherry for Halloween

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Hi wine friends…and Happy #WineWednesday!  Today, I’m sharing three Sherrys I received as samples — González Byass Alfonso Oloroso (SRP $25), Harveys Bristol Cream ($17), and one of my all-time favorites, the González Byass Nectar Ximénez ($24) — and some Halloween candy pairing.  All three Sherrys are from the Andalusia region of Spain and can be found for $30 or less.  Cheers!

Next week, I’ll be tasting the 2017 Prayers of Sinners, which is a red wine blend from Washington State.  In addition to your local wine shop, you can find it online at places like Wine.com, Total Wine & More, and Wine Chateau, and

Question of the Day:

  1. Are you a Sherry drinker?  If you are, do you gravitate towards the drier Sherry, the sweeter Sherry, or all of it?
  2. What are you Halloween candy and wine pairing go-to ideas?

A Fall White Wine — The Oro de Castilla Verdejo

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Hi wine friends…and Happy #WineWednesday!  Today, I’m sharing the 2018 Oro de Castilla Verdejo by Bodegas Hermanos del Villar.  It’s a medium-bodied white wine from Rueda, Spain and costs $21. This wine came in my DCanter monthly wine club shipment. Cheers!

 I also recommend checking out DCanter’s Instagram, as well as Matt “The Wine Store Guy’s” Instagram.

Finally, it was suggest that I  share the wines I’ll be tasting a week ahead of time.  Admittedly, that’s not always easy, as became clear this week when next week’s wine changed between my recording this video and my sharing it today, but next week’s wines will 3 Sherrys I received as samples — González Byass Alfonso Oloroso, Harveys Bristol Cream Solera Sherry, and one of my all-time favorites, the González Byass Nectar PX — and some Halloween candy pairing.

Question of the Day: Are you a Verdejo fan?  If so, do you have any winery favorites?

A Good Canned Wine?

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Hi wine friends…and Happy #WineWednesday!  Today, I’m sharing the Two Shepherds Bucking Luna Sparkling Cinsault, which is a canned sparkling wine from California.  One can is 375ml, or half a regular wine bottle, and costs $11.  Cheers!

🍷 Two Shepherds’ Instagram account, where you can see pictures of Luna, some of the other winery animals, and, of course, the wine!

Question of the Day: Have you had a sparkling red wine before?  What are your thoughts on them?

A Perfect Everyday Chianti

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Hi wine friends…and Happy #WineWednesday!  Today, I’m sharing the 2018 Terra di Seta Chianti Classico, which is a $20 kosher and organic red wine from Tuscany, Italy. I also had a chance to try out my new Star of David magnetic wine charms, which Simply Charmed sent me for free.  It will be part of their new Chanukkah set, although I used the two Jewish stars all through the Rosh Hashanah holiday.  Cheers!

Questions of the Day:

  • What kosher wines have you tried?  Do you have any favorites?
  • What about Chianti?  Do you have a favorite?