I’m a fan of sangria, that’s no secret, and for my picnic birthday this year, I wanted to make a whole lot of it for my friends to enjoy as we played bocce ball and croquet. The sangria made me very bad at croquet, by the way. Yes, I’m blaming it on the sangria! For…
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How to make mulled wine sets/DIY Christmas present
by wineforthewin •
I am a DIY-er and I like to give holiday gifts that have a personal touch. This mulled wine kit is just that. You can go above and beyond and buy a bottle of wine to go along with the prepared spices, or give the jars on their own. What you need to buy…
Cabernet Sauvignon, Recipe, Under $10
Snow storm? Make mulled wine
by wineforthewin •
I drove out to Zion National Park to spend a weekend hiking with friends, but our athletic plans went astray after the fourth largest snowfall since 1904 slammed the region. The snow just kept climbing–8.5 inches in total–and I felt like I was living in a snow globe! To warm up in this winter wonderland,…
California, Paso Robles, Port, Recipe
Recipe: Bubbe’s Baked Apples with a Twist
by wineforthewin •
Remember how I reviewed Clautiere Vineyard’s 2005 Port? Well if you do, which you should because it was literally the post before this one, than you’d recall that I gave a sneak peak into my favorite baked apple recipe, and now I’m going to do the big reveal. Tada! My grandmother used to make me baked…
Barbera, Recipe
Recipe: Steak wine marinade
by wineforthewin •
I was running home late after a busy day at work and had planned to throw together a steak marinade recipe using the leftover Barbera d’Asti I reviewed earlier this month, but my boyfriend beat me to it. In fact, he’s the one who first introduced me to using wine as a marinade for steak,…
Paso Robles, Recipe, Under $10
Wine Jelly
by wineforthewin •
As soon as I saw we were out of Penman Springs wine jelly, I looked like this: When I found out that I could make my own wine jelly, perhaps one that could rival that of Penman Springs, I turned that frown upside down: You see, I first discovered wine jelly at Penman Springs while…