What do you do on a Wednesday night in mid-June, you participate in a virtual wine tasting brought to us by Spring City Wine House. Given the continuing social distancing rules, Tom from Spring City is still making wine tasting fun. Since large groups still can’t gather, why not host a tasting via zoom. For…
After three months of quarantine, things are finally starting to open here in Southeastern Wisconsin. I was lucky to enjoy virtual tastings and happy hours. Here are some of my favorites. We had a virtual tasting to celebrate my friend, Randi’s birthday. Jessup Cellars did not disappoint. Ellen Brown walked us through a tasting via…
The wine bars in the Milwaukee area can be hit or miss. Spring City Wine House is a great spot in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Tom and Stacy Hockel are local owners and Tom is a wine specialist. He hosts wine tastings throughout the year and has a great variety of wine in the Wine Stations. Wine…
I spent the second weekend of December in Dallas visiting my best friend. Moni was up for adventure. On Thursday night when I arrived, we stopped at two wine bars to start the weekend off with a bang. First stop, Bodega Wine Bar in Dallas. It is a very cute place with a great variety…
Saturday, November 2–I spent the afternoon at the Holiday Open House at Ray’s Wine and Spirits in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Several times a year, Nate brings in multiple wine distributors for larger tasting events. In the Spring it’s typically a Cabernet Day, this summer they had Rose Day and this fall the holiday open house. There…