Holiday Tree Tutorial + Wine Pairing!

Dust off your finest crystal, stock up on hot coco, grab your favorite bottle of vino and pick-up (or cut) your holiday tree to celebrate the most festive time of the year! Easy as that, right? WRONG. The tree is my biggest challenge. Not the making the trip to my local vendor on York Avenue part but figuring out how to start decorating. I’ve literally been giving it a Charlie Brown “confused” face whilst drinking some bubbly for a week not knowing where to start. I took to instagram for holiday tree inspo and stumbled upon Holiday Workroom (our holiday savior). Here is their story + holiday wines to pair!

The Wine Hustle Series | Tawnya Falkner of Le Grand Courtâge

This week’s Wine Hustle Series is a story of someone who, inspired by her roots, culture and overall joy for life took a leap of faith to create a romanticizing sparkling wine!  Tawnya Falkner, the proprietor of the French sparkling wine company, Le Grand Courtâge takes us on her journey through her “Great Courtship” of embracing life, dreaming big, and accepting all invitations and how it lead to her dream come true - Le Grand Courâge. Grab your sparkling and prepared to be whisked away into a French fairytale.

Tactics to Buying Wine at a Wine Shop

It’s safe to say that entering a wine shop to buy wine for yourself, someone else, or a particular occasion can be extremely daunting. Aisles of wines are literally staring you in the face screaming – “Buy me, choose me, pick me!”  So where do you begin?  A fundamental piece to this equation is to have a wine shop nearby that you frequent regularly and trust. Trust is the key word here.