The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is a big deal for a lot of reasons. It’s well-known as the biggest travel day of the year and the biggest grocery shopping day of the year. And, after all that travel and cooking we are all too tired to make dinner, so it’s also the busiest pizza delivery night of the year. Since this holiday should be about fun and enjoyment, here are a few hand-picked wines that will bail you out of the...

Are you out today buying a last-minute Mother’s day gift? If so, wine might just be the perfect solution -  it’s classy, convenient and is very flexible by personality. Every time I bring a bottle to my own Mother, she practically jumps for joy. While my own Mom isn’t so choosy about the type of wine, most women are, so select a wine that will fit her style and her palette and make her feel special. Here’s a guide to selecting...

I am one of the few Americans who doesn’t really care about pizza. Yes, I suppose it tastes good – but there are many other foods I would rather eat instead. That is, unless it is specialty pizza made with amazing local ingredients in a wood-fired oven. Now that’s a pizza you can talk me into. For this very reason, I love going out to eat the incredible pizza at Serious Pie in downtown Seattle. Although you have to wait a long...

How do you turn a Tuesday night at home into a party? Start with a bottle of Prosecco and add a Glee season premier. Party accomplished! Tonight with my guilty pleasure TV time, I am enjoying the wine of the week – a fun and fizzy Brut Prosecco from Punto e Virgola. I know a lot of people who are scared of the word Brut (French for “dry”) because they have only ever tried the Cook’s branded variety. Ditch the craptastic and try...