The passion and energy of wine
El Coto de Rioja wines were featured on the Grapefully Yours Wine Podcast recently by co-host Mike Pigeon, aka The Wine Butler, and Jim Campanini. CORRECTION: The wines reviewed in this article were media samples received from Donna White Communications, a public relations firm representing El Coto de Rioja wines. A reference in my July […]
By Mary Lee Harrington Hello fellow gardeners, I’d like to thank my husband, Jim, for allowing me to have a little space on his website to share photos of the many daylilies I have been collecting since 2009. Also, planting tips and gardening ideas. Most of my daylily collection has been acquired from local growers […]
Mary Lee Harrington, aka The Wine Goddess, is also quite adept at cultivating daylilies. She’s been hybridizing the beautiful creations since 2014 and now has more than 600 in our Belvidere backyard. Every July, the landscape bursts with these gorgeous blooms of color – purple and gold, crimson and saffron yellow, blood orange and white. […]
Healthy wine drinking is happy wine drinking. And European Union wine producers are doing their best to give consumers the information they need to make healthy, informed wine choices. As of December 23, 2023, all labels on wine sold in the EU are required to list the calorie content on the physical wine bottle label. […]
According to my Italian Wine Scholar textbook, Italy’s Vino Nobile di Montepulciano red wine has enjoyed great fame for centuries. French philosopher Voltaire mentioned it in his famous 18th-century work “Candide.” Famed novelist Alexander Dumas wrote about it in “The Count of Monte Cristo.” And Thomas Jefferson, America’s third president, lauded it as his favorite […]
(Click the link to watch the Grapefully Yours Wine Podcast on InsideLowell.com where Jim Campanini and co-host Mike Pigeon drink and discuss rose` wines.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgQBLdPicm0&t=3s ——————————————————————————————- The best three-year-old thoroughbreds in the world will be running for the roses on Saturday at Churchill Downs in the 149th edition of the Kentucky Derby The race goes […]
If Sisyphus pushed “Alsace Rocks” uphill, he’d have made it to the summit and ended an eternity of futility. So the Greek myth survives to this day while “Alsace Rocks” is cresting – a nod to the unique red and white wines from one of France’s most unique terroir-driven regions. “People in Europe don’t want […]
When it comes to Malbec, don’t cry for Argentina – just cheer on all the country’s winemakers who keep turning out delicious wines from this most versatile grape. World Malbec Day falls on Monday, April 17 – the same day as Massachusetts residents celebrate Patriots Day with Revolutionary War re-enactments and running of the Boston […]
Let’s me just say that Mike Kuenzler and his wife Cindy are two of the most positive people you’ll ever meet. They have a way of turning dark clouds into sunshine. Ten years ago, in 2013, the Kuenzler’s took a shot at reviving a failed restaurant and golf course project in Dracut at Meadow Creek. […]
Trader Joe’s is a fun place to shop, especially for food specialties, incredible cheeses and exciting party dips. You can also find a good wine or two at a bargain price. How about a DOCG Barbera D’Asti for $6.99? Or 91-point Spanish Red Blend for $7.99? Recently, my Grapefully Yours Wine Podcast co-host Mike Pigeon, […]
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