Usually when we take road trips to Texas wineries, at some point we have to ask for a box to keep our bottles from rolling around the trunk or floorboard. But now that I have a VinGardeValise Petite wine suitcase (holds 8 bottles), which has been great for transport and to keep the wine pseudo-insulated from the Texas […]
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Cork Craft Round-Up
Don’t throw away those corks! I keep mine, plus ask for them when I’m out and about. And when I have enough for a project, I make something to keep or give as a gift. Corks are little wooden memories, and I’ve yet to see any of them go bad. So I’ve collected a round-up […]
Considering Wine in a Can
My body may not be ready for summer, but like it or not summer is here. It’s hot and I’m thirsty! I’m usually a red wine drinker but in the summer I tend to drink more rose and white wine. So let me go on record, again, and say that I’m not a wine snob. […]
Summer Solstice Newsletter
Happy Summer Solstice! This is Red Shoes. Red Wine.‘s quarterly newsletter/e-zine, the second of its kind on the blog: a short and colorful recap of all the adventures we’ve had this past quarter, blog posts that were published, and a reminder to subscribers of all the goodies hidden in the password protected Subscriber’s Only page (sign-up at […]
Loire Valley Wines Event: Spring to Loire in Houston
There are a couple countries/regions that have been swaying me away from my usual Italian pour lately. While I’ve been learning about and enjoying South American wines, I received an invitation to attend the Spring to Loire tasting and seminar event hosted by Loire Valley Wines. Having never dabbled in this French region, I jumped […]
Drinking Outside the Cookie Box: Our Girl Scout Cookie and Wine Pairing
For the most part, children scare me…except for the ones in the green uniforms selling cookies. I always cave and buy Girl Scout cookies every year, and I rarely share. This year was an exception to being greedy with my cookies, and I brought four boxes to a geek/costuming convention in Dallas to share with friends. […]
Spring Equinox Newsletter
Happy Spring Equinox! This is Red Shoes. Red Wine.‘s quarterly newsletter/zine, the first of its kind on the blog: a short and colorful recap of all the adventures we’ve had this past quarter, blog posts that were published, and a reminder to subscribers of all the goodies hidden in the password protected Subscriber’s Only page […]
Four Days in Los Angeles: Sights & Bites
A guest blog post by Tracy How can two Americans possibly regard themselves as well-traveled if they’ve never been to Los Angeles? I don’t believe they can. Despite visits to multiple California cities over the years, we’d somehow never made it to L.A., and so we finally corrected this oversite last February. As I’m sure […]
A Visit to Spicewood Vineyards
A road trip in Texas would not be complete without a stop at a winery. So on our way back to Houston from Brownwood after a weekend teaching geology for TPWD Becoming an Outdoors Woman Program, we stopped at Spicewood Vineyards near Austin for a visit. It had been years since I had visited this location, […]
Costuming Lady Stoneheart from A Song of Ice and Fire
This month (October) I got invited to a horror themed costume wine tasting party on Friday the 13th…and though my costume closet it full, I had nothing to wear and little time to prepare. So I decided to convert/re-accessorize a Game of Thrones costume I had from years past to Lady Stoneheart. Warning: A Song […]