Here is a quick protein-punched, all-natural smoothie, for those mornings when you don't have time to sit and have a meal.... or the kids are whining they don't want to eat.... Whip this up and serve!

Ingredients

* 1 Medium-sized banana

European immigrants brought the first vines to Chile in the mid-1500s. Until the late 1990s, most of Chile's wine was consumed by its residents. As the winemakers started planting more vines and exporting more wine, the world began to see how wonderful these wi...

South Africa has been producing wine since the first vines were planted in the mid-1600s, brought by the Dutch governors of Cape Colony. At one time, the sweet wine of the Constantia wine region was the most prized in the world. The most important South African wine regions are around the two cities...

Before I started studying about wine I could generally just go on the advice of a friend when wanting a Bordeaux. French wine in a store frightened me. I took French in high school albeit, my teacher hated me because I couldn’t stop talking (for those that know me, this is still no surprise. ;). I d...

General Wine Knowledge & Random Fun Facts!

There are approximately 6.5 million gallons of wine consumed worldwide every year (An Olympic-sized swimming pool only holds 660,430 gallons of water....so the equivalent of almost 10 of these swimming pools).

A champagne cork can fly 50 miles per hour

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When I asked my Magg’s to write about what it is like to have a working mom, I instructed her to be completely honest. Beautifully written my baby girl. You make me so proud every single day……

My Feelings About Having a Working Mom- by Maggie Marie Drozdowski, age 12.

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The best aglianico wines are rustic, deep ruby color with hints of dried fig, blackberry, dark chocolate, black pepper, sometimes tobacco and light hints of vanilla. Full of tannins, aglianico has good acidity and an intense, lingering finish. Perfect food pairings for aglianico include lamb, beef, ...

Well, here we are, August 30, 2020. Most of the college kids are either back to class, whether it is virtual, in-person, or a mixture of both, and our high school and lower grades are headed back either this week or next. Our anxieties are high and we are all hoping for this to be a smooth transitio...

Châteauneuf-du-Pape 

Pronounced : shah toe nuf-dew-pahp 

Below is a map of southern Rhône. Châteauneuf-du-Pape is the southern Rhône’s most exclusive appellation: 

The name Châteauneuf-du-Pape literally means the “New castle of the Pope“. During the 14th Century, the city of Avignon, jus...

Too many of us truly neglect self-care. We come up with all sorts of reasons to put ourselves on the back burner. Whether it’s due to work, family, or other commitments, there are many of us that just don’t carve out the time we need to decompress, myself included. We do have to remind ...