https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog daily 1.0 2026-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/c7ebf342-4319-44e7-a3b6-bfa498b9285f/IMG_0452+%283%29.JPEG https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/updated-amazing-french-white-wine-discoveries monthly 0.5 2026-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/508e1803-ef54-41ca-b6ed-c46df41ee8b0/Amaazing+wines+to+grab%21+%281%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Updated Three French White Wines That Will Amaze You! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/224f6bbe-621e-4e6f-97f6-2154da85dc76/IMG_4799.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Updated Three French White Wines That Will Amaze You! - First up you have the wine Picpoul de Pinet. Piquepoul blanc is the grape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/e3e3ee12-1282-4c40-b0ec-5400633d031d/IMG_4822.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Updated Three French White Wines That Will Amaze You! - Different spelling. Different area. Same grape!! Insanely delicious. Truly amazing! All mistakes should be this great. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/15d97fac-199c-4155-9676-a0c296858d30/IMG_1951.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Updated Three French White Wines That Will Amaze You! - From Trader Joe’s Delicious!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/2b30382a-7ac6-4cd9-8c03-f70203a543e1/IMG_4807.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Updated Three French White Wines That Will Amaze You! - Just bought this one! I’m excited to try this. It was hidden on the bottom shelf in the French wine section. 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These two are often found in the Spanish section of a wine store, and not just in the kosher section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/7ce7fd4d-5c81-405f-b56a-c4eb4746a340/IMG_4037.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide To Kosher Wine For New Year's and More! - Now Cardova wine is available in rosé!! Mostly Garnacha grapes. FYI: rosé comes from red grapes. A delicious wine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/2619bb17-3993-4908-8643-2a8f7fc6bcc7/IMG_4038.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide To Kosher Wine For New Year's and More! - However, look at the back of the bottle. While it is kosher for Passover (see the P), it is not mevushal. Take note in case this is important to you. This is a good example of how you will see this on a wine bottle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/aa1f1184-a386-4cfe-89b7-1cd50bf14abb/IMG_4039.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide To Kosher Wine For New Year's and More! - Another delicious rosé. I love the title, the wine, and the glass bottle. A fun wine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/ea60a79b-74ce-4634-acba-1bc2264cdfec/IMG_4040.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide To Kosher Wine For New Year's and More! - You can see that it is from Provence. It is kosher for Passover. While it is almost impossible to see, it is Mevushal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/f284f055-ef81-4737-8eee-b5b75bf40da3/IMG_0089.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide To Kosher Wine For New Year's and More! - Baron Herzog wines are still a great value choice. When gathering a group and you don’t want to break the bank, you cannot go wrong with these. Choose your favorite varietal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/d23db21d-b518-4c7b-8600-d3c311512e9b/IMG_4056.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide To Kosher Wine For New Year's and More! - Here you go! I joined the wine club at Herzog. It’s a whole story. Read about it here. See related posts below about wine club advice. Incredible opportunity to compare these delicious Cabernet Sauvignons from 2 different areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1758553501096-0HFOFWRMKZXU0LUV1CH0/unsplash-image-pzyoWRIWOQ8.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide To Kosher Wine For New Year's and More! - Make it stand out Fireworks are definitely called for! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/beyond-fantastic-herzog-wine-cellars-experience monthly 0.5 2026-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/74fb8e6f-adec-4185-83ec-6eee4af24355/Beyond+Fantastic+Kosher+wine+%281%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! That is a lot of delicious wine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/37f62ec2-059a-47d0-8788-08df57106ca9/MIND+BLOWN%21%21.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! - Make it stand out No kidding! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/333a6589-a51e-4e58-8886-66b587fd9085/IMG_0778.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! - Come on in! The delicious wine and food are inside! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1e4a31ad-8530-4786-966f-428164c83755/IMG_3449.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! - There you go! It was at this point that I noticed there was no mention of Kosher. That’s deliberate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1ef6132d-9185-4143-86b2-d7866a50da74/IMG_3453.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! - There are displays that shows some of the history! Herzog Wine Cellars has a really long history. Not all of it from its current location. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/c6fe2810-bfc3-459e-956c-7462e378b73e/IMG_3455.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! - A little more history. Should you want it. As fascinating as it is, many people just come for the wine and food! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/f65c5e1a-86f8-45cc-a1c0-6b4c08a283b1/IMG_3454.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! - There is wine everywhere! Wide selection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1c46d532-dfb6-4425-b191-89c9cc4bde7e/IMG_3456.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! - Yep, I mean everywhere. Not sure how to stress this enough. It is insanely impressive. This area is surrounded by a bar where you can enjoy an incredibly wide selection of wines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/fcfcd549-5929-4c5d-90c5-7bd08f3e99b5/Untitled+design+%284%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! - Yep, here is the bar. It is one of many areas where you can taste. I honestly was not expecting something this modern and, as I said, impressive. There was a reason so many people recommended going to visit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a21585d5-518c-4925-a5f6-70ccceba94c2/Untitled+design+%285%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! - Make it stand out More history. Cheers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3cdbdf00-c46c-45aa-a965-b85708b09293/IMG_3462.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! - Tanks of various sizes. They make a lot of different wines. Some are more of a boutique style. Smaller tanks are called for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/5b6f93ce-abd4-4afa-ae25-22fbba48e5f4/IMG_3464.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! - Wow! That’s a big one. Some of the big lots end up in that one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/f8008180-87a7-4d5a-87cb-c80544ece744/IMG_3466.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! - Their barrel room is beyond impressive. It is not the only one there. Their operation is incredible! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1938bff6-74dc-4af7-8498-a68d500e0aee/IMG_3728.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! - Make it stand out Here is my copy of the wine tastings available the day we went. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/37f62ec2-059a-47d0-8788-08df57106ca9/MIND+BLOWN%21%21.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! - I had to do the mind blown again! It really is incredible! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3c8be43f-0169-4771-9c7f-dff403af7019/IMG_3468.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! - Food was insanely delicious. Note that each dish is matched with a specific wine! So impressive! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3a32af03-3574-4ae2-80ba-f8152d81234b/IMG_3470.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beyond fantastic Wine Experience! By the way, it's kosher! - I am not normally a “take picture of your food” sort of person. This was too incredible not to share. That is a mushroom paté that we were sure was foie gras. I could weep it was that delicious. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/sommelier-wine-advice-for-everyone monthly 0.5 2025-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/b9b78e8c-44fd-458c-8b92-c247839e2b48/Time+for+truth+banner+image.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The Truth About Sommeliers:What Wine Fans Should Absolutely know! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1712262398230-8BQWYH7PADJJWWYLFFOM/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The Truth About Sommeliers:What Wine Fans Should Absolutely know! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/b1b1d11c-e718-4adb-9d58-a13058495f2c/Where+have+all+the+tastevins+gone.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The Truth About Sommeliers:What Wine Fans Should Absolutely know! - Where have all the tastevins gone? Sommeliers always used to carry them. Are they even used anymore? If so, where? Times have changed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1712262140979-DIX723FS3JIH9B2G5GCB/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The Truth About Sommeliers:What Wine Fans Should Absolutely know! - Make it stand out Exactly!! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/discover-best-chardonnay-styles monthly 0.5 2025-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a394097c-669d-4fd8-bcf9-dbdae3cdf132/Why+you+should+love+Chardonnay%21.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why You Should Absolutely Love Chardonnay — Is it Just Misunderstood? Love is in the air for Chardonnay! At least it should be. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/bb39360e-a462-4dd0-8bc4-f9efea8f46b8/stop.+just+stop.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why You Should Absolutely Love Chardonnay — Is it Just Misunderstood? - Do not be that way!! Let’s clear up any misunderstandings, shall we say. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/030c0bd7-60f3-4065-9d93-2e9996ed1de4/Exploring+Chardonnay+Challenge+sample+%28from+Nope+to+Totally+love+it%21%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why You Should Absolutely Love Chardonnay — Is it Just Misunderstood? - Make it stand out Find this in the store! Just click on the mat. Click on the store button to see what else there is! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1b636fa8-b721-4f68-a3fc-c74ed6e8b1d0/Sample+Judgement+of+Paris+Challenge+You+decide%21+%281%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why You Should Absolutely Love Chardonnay — Is it Just Misunderstood? - Make it stand out May the most delicious wines win! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1747862693115-586LZB1XYUTX9YQ7MBVF/unsplash-image-AhMwEbtdkRA.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why You Should Absolutely Love Chardonnay — Is it Just Misunderstood? - Make it stand out That is exactly what we are looking for! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/2025-kosher-wine-guide-what-to-know monthly 0.5 2025-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/070aa544-ad69-40a9-9d2a-c178a7c35f85/Untitled+%28Instagram+Post+%2845%29%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide to buying kosher wine for Passover when you just don’t know enough! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/45024feb-de73-4650-8f97-db11571c0474/IMG_3144.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide to buying kosher wine for Passover when you just don’t know enough! - These wines were being poured at a kosher wine tasting I attended. They are all from Israel, and I highly recommend them. They are delicious. They are kosher for Passover. They are not mevushal. Because they were poured by someone not Jewish, they actually were no longer Kosher! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/f77e52b8-1b53-489c-8d6a-258efbd9affe/kosher+for+passover.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide to buying kosher wine for Passover when you just don’t know enough! - There you go! Follow the arrow! Two different types of certification. Each of them has a P next to them. You’re good to go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/ee0bd3bb-60c3-4911-9861-b66ccdb413ca/IMG_3067.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide to buying kosher wine for Passover when you just don’t know enough! - We are talking about a lot of kosher wine here! If you are in Riverdale, Skyview has a huge choice! My understanding is that it is the retail division of kosherwine.com. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/47c93b07-9473-430a-8b59-77e714a56fad/IMG_3132.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide to buying kosher wine for Passover when you just don’t know enough! - Then we have this!! Do not shop for kosher wine at any place that looks like this! Lying on the floor to shop? Insulting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/2a363824-f3c1-46e1-a596-0badb5017af0/IMG_3130.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide to buying kosher wine for Passover when you just don’t know enough! - Cardova has long been a favorite of mine with their Rioja! I have also recommended the Garnacha. Now the rosé joins the fun! Can’t go wrong with these! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/dfb68fa8-9c7c-46a4-974d-56dd832ea642/IMG_0089.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide to buying kosher wine for Passover when you just don’t know enough! - Baron Herzog wines are old favorites. These are very reasonably priced. There are higher end wines at all price points! I am insanely frugal, so these are my go-to wines! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/ed9fc10b-7aeb-4f4c-b528-ec28f4bbda4a/IMG_2269.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide to buying kosher wine for Passover when you just don’t know enough! - Here’s another rosé! It’s from France. Meet Hippy! Enjoy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3e76be5d-a245-4c9f-9437-2be4d37e8353/IMG_3139.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide to buying kosher wine for Passover when you just don’t know enough! - This wine was delicious. I didn’t buy it, but it was delicious! Note the grape types. They are indigenous to the area. The wine distributor from Royalwine.com was very knowledgeable and handled the non mevushal wine appropriately. Thank you Millesima for this tasting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1744296775156-P6JYQA11V3NYO2C8FNF9/unsplash-image-igJrA98cf4A.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2025 Best Guide to buying kosher wine for Passover when you just don’t know enough! - Exactly! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/explore-finger-lakes-wine-guide monthly 0.5 2025-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a2e74b53-ab7a-4788-804b-784b945529fb/Your+paragraph+text.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! Thank you Boundary Breaks for this incredible Seneca Lake view! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/792efc4f-fea2-452b-ac5a-cbf04a856f87/image-asset.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! Yep! So much to talk about! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1f8d2b03-7eda-4792-bd84-8c8a74bbd5ca/IMG_3038.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - These were our tasting glasses for the event! It really was funny seeing people getting out of cars at each winery carrying these glasses like a security blanket! I stuffed them with black paper so that you could read the writing on them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/99637799-41ea-46f2-a749-510a18b47ee0/email.gif Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - By the way, if you are picturing this in winter and early spring, don’t. Picture something sparser. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1745a502-798d-40fe-8ce7-c7893ae01f3d/IMG_2974.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - Maybe more like this. Still fantastic water views and wine! If you go in a warmer season, it may look like the first picture. Fun whenever you go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/998b6044-6e99-48ef-abd6-24145b0f5d10/arrows.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - Just like this! One of them is dry, while the other is sweet. Follow the arrow! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/c0173625-869a-461f-9664-aebe519172ce/IMG_3022.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - Dan Bissel is the head winemaker at Keuka Spring Vineyards. Huge shout out to him for meeting with us and giving us a tour of the winery Even better, we loved almost every wine we tasted! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1ef9bec1-56d2-4b0d-bd35-5b873695641e/IMG_2972.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - I greatly appreciate any winery that wants to educate you so that you can make the best choices for yourself!! This chart was extremely helpful. Note the comment about “when you taste wine.” Balance is so important with wine!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/e67005bc-1405-42c9-8cf6-b653a68ee4b9/IMG_3041.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - Shout out to Chad who is a fantastic educator about all things wine. He really knows his stuff and is such fun to talk to. When we mentioned Gewürztraminer wines that weren’t listed, Chad directed us to a different area so we could try them! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/ddb59e19-9f2c-458c-8102-2fea80a70f6d/IMG_3042.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - They offered a great selection to choose from for the 3 wines we could taste. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/14d0d70f-1811-4e36-9e7c-3967b183d8dc/IMG_3011.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - They really have something for everyone. There is a tasting room for sweet wines, one for hard ciders, and one for “passion wines” that range from semi-dry to sweet. The winery is known for their wine slushy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/360f89de-ea04-4c02-bcf5-32c30e08c947/IMG_3015.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - Then there is the Stony Lonesome Wine Cellars tasting room for drier more classic wines. They set up the tasting beautifully with a wide selection of wines. Shout out to “The Kims” who were so knowledgeable and helpful. Fun place! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/2d281f78-e02e-4f26-8c09-c6bb95f8a880/IMG_2953.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - This is Fulkerson Winery and Farm They too offered a wide selection to taste. We compared the Syrah and the Reserve Syrah as two of our choices. The Syrah won for me! Delicious! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/03272bd6-198c-40cc-9990-fa740f6f1b83/IMG_2979.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - Idol Ridge Winery was fun and relaxed. Not a wide selection for the tasting but we did buy 2 bottles. At $8 each you really couldn’t go wrong. The sweet one we will use as a dessert wine. No downside! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/29338a28-28ba-4f7c-bea0-7a0ee528629a/IMG_1244.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - Western personality at Hazlitt 1852 Vineyards. Very different feel to this very popular winery.The wines weren’t our favorites, but taste is personal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/2c918240-3d32-4473-b965-e03dc4553f7b/IMG_2994.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - Here is the answer to the question: Which wine would you choose with your silver dollar banana chocolate chip pancakes? They didn’t match it for you. You had to choose. I chose the Cayuga White. Not a bad choice, but I am not much of a breakfast wine drinker. You do you though! Relaxed and fun atmosphere. Pancakes were delicious!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/2117d9a7-4665-4dd5-9725-ee87f3d428cd/IMG_2967.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - The food offered at Tabora was chicken stew. The matched wine was a Baco Noir. Only winery to have us sip the wine, then taste the food before sipping again. Wow! What a difference! Hat’s off to them for that! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/513c16d2-43b7-4757-920b-fc666ad867d0/IMG_3002.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - Red Newt winery was educational for me in a lot of ways. One young woman near me was so excited to have a wine described as tasting like white grape juice. Also, the description “spicy tannins” was meaningless to most people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/02c50143-bcbd-4b87-a81b-2829f863a70e/IMG_2985.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - Wagner was the only winery that didn’t offer a wine with their food item. I guess they didn’t get the memo, so to speak. There is an affiliate restaurant on the property. Eat up! Those wine tastes need food! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/5eb8fe4d-d411-42c7-a170-29762055db8e/IMG_1245.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - Make it stand out A lot of choices at Glenora! Some people absolutely loved the sweet wine choices. The fruit series wines were really popular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1712262140979-DIX723FS3JIH9B2G5GCB/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Finding Your Wine Joy In The Finger Lakes Right Now! - Make it stand out Exactly!! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/trader-joes-red-blends-best-value-picks monthly 0.5 2025-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/6da5d2b1-9488-49b7-baa4-a711bd450cd1/Blog+photo.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Some of the best Trader Joe’s Red Blend wines with insane value! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/dce3ac85-b071-4a7f-97fe-a74cb41e31db/IMG_2399.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Some of the best Trader Joe’s Red Blend wines with insane value! - Make it stand out Like this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/de84aa57-7796-4088-a68f-939732644f06/IMG_2541.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Some of the best Trader Joe’s Red Blend wines with insane value! - Cocobon is a fantastic red blend from California! Not to be missed! Beyond delicious red blend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/55c9d38a-7974-43f5-af03-7ee630dadbae/Sample+Trader+Joe%27s+or+No.png Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Some of the best Trader Joe’s Red Blend wines with insane value! - There is even a printable wine tasting mat called “Trader Joe’s or no!” This is not your Uptight Boring Tasting Mat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/c0e79639-2696-4f80-b8b1-b6efd8315898/IMG_2692.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Some of the best Trader Joe’s Red Blend wines with insane value! - Porto 6 is a delicious red blend from Portugal. Wines from Portugal are hidden gems. This one is no exception, especially for $6.99! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/e70360fb-02c0-4e27-9f91-01b610f61c44/Porta+6+with+underline.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Some of the best Trader Joe’s Red Blend wines with insane value! - Love the back label! Wine should always be enjoyed in pleasant company!! I appreciate the reminder though. As with the California wine above, there is no list of grapes on the label.Should you care, the grapes are 50% Aragonez, 40% Castelao, and 10% Touriga Nacional. Full bodied and fantastic! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a985ed0d-bd79-45c9-8247-22afeb70048c/IMG_2887.JPEG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Some of the best Trader Joe’s Red Blend wines with insane value! - Roustabout Meritage from Paso Robles. This Bordeaux-style red blend is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petite Verdot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/d3ba9f9c-93fb-41c3-b3f3-ad995316725e/IMG_0473.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Some of the best Trader Joe’s Red Blend wines with insane value! - Rain Cloud is a fantastic red blend from Napa in California. Once again, no specific grapes are mentioned but research reveals that it is probably Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petite Sirah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/02952df4-d775-4f47-83fc-1bdc6829af12/Untitled+design+%282%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Some of the best Trader Joe’s Red Blend wines with insane value! - I’m loving this back of the label advice. It makes me want to be a “dance in every puddle” person! Even if I’m not, every time I drink this wine I am reminded of how delicious it is! Alcohol (14.5% ABV) is higher than most of the other wines, but not overwhelming at all. It’s only $6.99. Buy it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/9ac5ed59-84ae-49b6-be9d-bbadf3f72a23/IMG_0056.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Some of the best Trader Joe’s Red Blend wines with insane value! - These two wines are part of the Rough and Ready collection. The Petite Sirah vs Petit Verdot has 13.5% ABV. The Cab Franc vs. Cab Sauv is a 14.5% ABV. While I love both of these full bodied, fruit forward wines, I have a personal favorite. Each of them cost about $7.99. Buy both and decide for yourself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/c967e16b-8896-4298-8728-1ec36e16a6a3/IMG_2731.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Some of the best Trader Joe’s Red Blend wines with insane value! - Bogle Family Vineyards Essential Red!!! Woo! You may be wondering why I am showing bottles from 3 different years? Wait for it… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/6412cde5-c07f-4480-9f7e-935dedff56f3/IMG_2732.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Some of the best Trader Joe’s Red Blend wines with insane value! - The 2019 has different grapes than the others! Well, not all of them. But you sub in a Zinfandel for a Cabernet Sauvignon, you will notice it!!!! Can’t resist a teachable moment!! This is why we compare, people! You may not notice until you realize that something is different. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/45190798-3d3e-457a-8373-946e857e900b/unsplash-image-7a1YTgemazs.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Some of the best Trader Joe’s Red Blend wines with insane value! - Make it stand out Yep! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1741221690027-4MXR84CJSP9I755DW7VF/unsplash-image-AhMwEbtdkRA.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Some of the best Trader Joe’s Red Blend wines with insane value! - Make it stand out Exactly! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/find-your-wine-drinking-soulmate-compatibility-guide monthly 0.5 2026-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/68d89133-f327-4ff5-a348-705b3b917d03/Title+picture.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Now is the time to find your wine drinking soulmate! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/53c5fa07-44ca-48c5-a421-db24fced0723/giphy.gif Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Now is the time to find your wine drinking soulmate! - Make it stand out Not clear, huh? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/d107c45e-d9b3-4b30-867e-b718383072b0/Iron+Man+Eye+Roll+GIF.gif Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Now is the time to find your wine drinking soulmate! - Yep, just like this! I do love a good eye roll. BUT…eye-rolling is not wine drinking soulmate material! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1739472857513-59LBB0D3FTLSWF65RBZD/unsplash-image-igJrA98cf4A.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Now is the time to find your wine drinking soulmate! - Make it stand out EXACTLY!! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/best-wines-for-game-time monthly 0.5 2026-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/c9f4d293-d29a-40a5-83a1-4fd50319715d/sports+and+wine+images.png Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let's Put a Spotlight on Wine for Game Time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/f18425c0-3ad2-4b4a-abf2-d84131eb9e85/handball.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let's Put a Spotlight on Wine for Game Time! - Make it stand out Is it still a handball when it’s wine? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1738700165289-O1J6GWI2IUSCMK1RYYH3/unsplash-image-uq7Ld3rNd1Y.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let's Put a Spotlight on Wine for Game Time! - Let’s put wine in the spotlight! There are so many choices that will shine for Game Time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/ebf6e5a5-2a44-4c34-a184-48055dbdd150/wine+for+the+win%21+%282%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let's Put a Spotlight on Wine for Game Time! - Make it stand out You can click on this thumbnail for the YouTube video! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/39f92dc7-6961-420e-8978-263c7ef738df/IMG_1265.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let's Put a Spotlight on Wine for Game Time! - Do you like the idea of a can, but want your wine straight, so to speak? Just buy canned wine, sparkling and still. There are tons of wine varieties available. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/13f6e6d2-53eb-46c9-8646-5321997d665f/IMG_2760.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let's Put a Spotlight on Wine for Game Time! - How about taking a swig from a small bottle of wine? How great is this?!?! Small bottles are getting more and more available. This is fun stuff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/e3be0396-1d38-4dcd-95db-b7a5ad1c8a56/IMG_1335.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let's Put a Spotlight on Wine for Game Time! - Both of these wines are fantastic choices. They have a slight sweetness to them, and are available at Trader Joe’s wine! WIN!! Dry Riesling and Gewürztraminer are great wines to choose wherever you can find them. Both work great with a ton of asian foods as well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/68a1eceb-48c1-47a4-b21d-0e69197ffc11/IMG_0708.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let's Put a Spotlight on Wine for Game Time! - Rosé Wines are also a fun choice! This one is sparkling and from Trader Joe’s!! Goes with everything! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1738863084715-U8SG3QQHZZ7W20QKOI7U/unsplash-image-AhMwEbtdkRA.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let's Put a Spotlight on Wine for Game Time! - Make it stand out It’s Game Time! Wine should add to it! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/italian-red-wines-trader-joes-spotlight monthly 0.5 2025-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a2e176e7-a8d4-4009-aa3d-e1d41894029b/IMG_2696.JPEG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Go Italian! New Spotlight On 3 More Incredibly Delicious Trader Joe's Wines! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/dc090b86-4a48-485d-a440-a0009cd37267/MIND+BLOWN%21%21.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Go Italian! New Spotlight On 3 More Incredibly Delicious Trader Joe's Wines! - Make it stand out Unbelievable! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/ea0c8b95-41cf-42bc-a7b2-f772a8e70e44/IMG_2697.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Go Italian! New Spotlight On 3 More Incredibly Delicious Trader Joe's Wines! - First up: This is the 2021 Maraia Barbera Del Monferrato. It is an insanely delicious 100% Barbera Wine. Read on.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/8b84d838-6004-46e5-be5d-50bb5468fb36/Sample+Trader+Joe%27s+or+No.png Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Go Italian! New Spotlight On 3 More Incredibly Delicious Trader Joe's Wines! - There is even a printable wine tasting mat called “Trader Joe’s or no!” This is not your Uptight Boring Tasting Mat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/bee41d7a-9048-44e9-824c-68995de2492b/IMG_2699.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Go Italian! New Spotlight On 3 More Incredibly Delicious Trader Joe's Wines! - Next up: Let’s head to Sicily and this insanely delicious red blend! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/30812e1a-ee02-452c-aeda-97475317d61f/IMG_2471.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Go Italian! New Spotlight On 3 More Incredibly Delicious Trader Joe's Wines! - Let’s head to Puglia! Time to enjoy this fantastic red blend! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3a864746-e926-47c6-89ff-b668d1f20316/IMG_2399.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Go Italian! New Spotlight On 3 More Incredibly Delicious Trader Joe's Wines! - Amazingly enough, I haven’t complained yet in this post that there is no Trader Joe’s wines near me. See the related posts below to find out more. All 3 wines were in this cart! When I find a Trader Joe’s wine store, I stock up!! Check out about some of the other wines in my other posts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/eb56d25b-a265-490e-ac6e-ccdb0ad0911f/ENJOY+Italian+style.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Go Italian! New Spotlight On 3 More Incredibly Delicious Trader Joe's Wines! - Make it stand out CHEERS!! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/kosher-wine-for-celebrations-guide monthly 0.5 2025-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/6577bc4d-9cbd-4107-8868-b677c9762cd1/Chrismukkah.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Spotlight on Fantastic Kosher wines for Chanukah and Chrismukkah! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/5e280a1f-43b5-451b-8141-561834104e13/IMG_2294.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Spotlight on Fantastic Kosher wines for Chanukah and Chrismukkah! - Both of these wines are absolutely delicious! Just like wines that are not kosher can be delicious or not, the same is true for kosher wines. These, however, are delicious!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/64e59dcd-7a30-42d9-80fc-b054de51daf5/Kosher+food+designations.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Spotlight on Fantastic Kosher wines for Chanukah and Chrismukkah! - Take a look at that O around a U. YEP, that means it is kosher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1cb9928e-6a9b-411e-b288-ec2995e0aafd/IMG_0088.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Spotlight on Fantastic Kosher wines for Chanukah and Chrismukkah! - Various delicious kosher wines. Note the Spanish one I mentioned. Morad is what I use in my post called Best Drink to Start the Party of right that’s not Champagne. Check it out!! You can make the drink kosher or not, by the way. Weinstock is a great kosher wine producer, as is Recanati. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/182a64fb-4fa3-47b0-a48b-7d5bfe945be6/IMG_0090.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Spotlight on Fantastic Kosher wines for Chanukah and Chrismukkah! - I feel you can’t go wrong with Baron Herzog wines. I mention them in each post on Kosher wine. They are available in every price point. Choose your adventure! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3610b9f4-e015-4bfe-8246-eca46352f69d/IMG_2590.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Spotlight on Fantastic Kosher wines for Chanukah and Chrismukkah! - This kosher wine was better than the non kosher wines available at a corporate event I attended. This Cabernet Sauvignon kosher wine was delicious. The Pinot Noir (not kosher and not naming names) that was offered was decidedly not!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/e571d8ae-747e-4acd-bd29-b62f44a9f449/imagejpeg_0.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Spotlight on Fantastic Kosher wines for Chanukah and Chrismukkah! - A fantastic Cabernet Sauvignon! This wine is kosher for passover and muvushel. Take a look below at the back of the bottle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/8221e53a-fd0f-401c-bf05-72c8b1f0f9ea/imagejpeg_0.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Spotlight on Fantastic Kosher wines for Chanukah and Chrismukkah! - The K inside the circle tells you it is kosher. Note that it also says kosher for passover. Mevushal means boiled. It is a unique form of pasteurization. If a wine is Mevushal, it can be served by anyone and remain Kosher. No matter what, this wine is delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a3861e63-0afc-4b33-aa96-c709393fde35/Talk+about+popular%21%21.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Spotlight on Fantastic Kosher wines for Chanukah and Chrismukkah! - The is the largest selling wine of all kosher wines! Shout out to Drake for putting this sweet sparkling wine out there!! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/best-trader-joes-red-wines-chile monthly 0.5 2025-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1f4bf8df-562d-4f3c-adb2-947c670a3bd8/IMG_2435.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Spotlight on 2 More Insanely Delicious Trader Joe's Wines! Welcome to these fantastic wines from Chile!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/dce3ac85-b071-4a7f-97fe-a74cb41e31db/IMG_2399.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Spotlight on 2 More Insanely Delicious Trader Joe's Wines! - When you have no Trader Joe’s wine stores near you! You stock up big time when you do find one! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/aaed64d8-1a7b-4c90-a67e-015efa2664e8/IMG_2448.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Spotlight on 2 More Insanely Delicious Trader Joe's Wines! - Delicious wine number 1! Meet the Carménère wine from Panilonco. It is produced in Chile by Viña Marchigüe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/ac1a694f-d370-484d-a791-b1cbe6a2dbd5/IMG_2446.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Spotlight on 2 More Insanely Delicious Trader Joe's Wines! - Delicious wine number 2! Here you can meet the Merlot-Malbec red blend from the same producer. Also from Chile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1731616539206-ELF8RLK9PQ5MYAUUBSYK/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Spotlight on 2 More Insanely Delicious Trader Joe's Wines! - Make it stand out IT’S TRUE!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/939b41f4-79be-4d16-b68c-ae310568f4fb/Sample+Trader+Joe%27s+or+No.png Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Spotlight on 2 More Insanely Delicious Trader Joe's Wines! - The shop has a printable wine tasting mat for just this purpose! It’s time to challenge those who don’t appreciate all these wines have to offer! In a FUN way, of course! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1731617149521-NCDBJJT4A6PWSAL7I0EM/unsplash-image-3YSGBYZMvcs.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Spotlight on 2 More Insanely Delicious Trader Joe's Wines! - Make it stand out Reason to celebrate! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/best-italian-white-wines-instead-of-pinot-grigio-hjgtt monthly 0.5 2025-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/320f2fc8-ad3c-4437-8751-26dc955b0058/cover+photo+italian+wine.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - What are the absolute Best Italian white wines that are not Pinot Grigio? (Updated) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/87ee6238-25c8-4495-a73d-5c1f47e70e2f/IMG_1340.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - What are the absolute Best Italian white wines that are not Pinot Grigio? (Updated) - Make it stand out Talk about top billing for Pinot Grigio! Think beyond. There were some other wines mixed in, but you can see the headline! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/f51f127f-8382-4358-94aa-baf88ed7ed44/Sample+Beyond+Pinot+Grigio+Discover+what+you+are+missing.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - What are the absolute Best Italian white wines that are not Pinot Grigio? (Updated) - This fun wine tasting mat is now in the wine discovery made fun store! Buy it, print it, and use it to find you out what you’ve been missing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/8245ce57-4249-445c-99f1-b89fab4796f2/IMG_0068.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - What are the absolute Best Italian white wines that are not Pinot Grigio? (Updated) - This is a Soave from Trader Joe’s that was insanely delicious and reasonably priced. Prices for Soave will vary widely everywhere else. I wrote about it in a previous post. You can read about it HERE, should you want to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/53bfcc4f-430e-4155-a951-668c067af63d/IMG_1343.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - What are the absolute Best Italian white wines that are not Pinot Grigio? (Updated) - Both of these are Gavi wines. The signs below the wines listed them as Gavi di Gavi. Clearly you would have to read the fine print on the back. Gavi is a good choice regardless. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/2f1c4c4c-9c97-4696-9a55-26cf9eb1c7bd/Sample+Wine+Challenge+Italian+whites+versus+Pinot+Grigio.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - What are the absolute Best Italian white wines that are not Pinot Grigio? (Updated) - Here’s another sample mat you can buy to help with comparing wines! It is also in the Wine Fun shop. Accept the challenge! Taste the differences! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1708886172157-RJQIBPVWOWUF6J81MACH/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - What are the absolute Best Italian white wines that are not Pinot Grigio? (Updated) - Picture yourself in Rome while drinking a delicious glass of cold white wine. In Italy, even the “house” wine is fantastic. Find yourself in the piazza overlooking the Trevi Fountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1708886239051-ISQ22NM6K6W507C8FVFY/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - What are the absolute Best Italian white wines that are not Pinot Grigio? (Updated) - Are you sitting overlooking the Italian Seaside? Enjoy a wonderful glass of wine and picture yourself there. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/beaujolais-gamay-wines-all-season-guide monthly 0.5 2024-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1677683080576-0PIATJ8ILXBPO1T1H9U7/unsplash-image-aF1NPSnDQLw.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beaujolais may be the best all season wine! Drinking Beaujolais in a Vineyard. Living the dream! Poetic license. This is not a picture of a Burgundy Vineyard, but we can dream no matter the season! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/4459d48c-0471-4e29-8097-f9e86af3e86c/IMG_1441.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beaujolais may be the best all season wine! - When you see this! You are in Burgundy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/4718c5dc-1579-4b2d-824c-e52b9e7aa41c/IMG_1439.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beaujolais may be the best all season wine! - When you see this! You are in Beaujolais. By the way, Georges DuBoeuf was known as the King of Beaujolais. (This photograph is old. I haven’t been in Burgundy for decades. Couldn’t resist including it though.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/fb7bdf1e-aeff-45f5-a2e9-19d30df2b88c/IMG_2387.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beaujolais may be the best all season wine! - This is an absolutely fantastic Gamay Noir! Beyond delicious! It tastes quite different than a Beaujolais. This wine is part of the reason I wanted to write this post. So many different wonderful choices from one grape variety!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1677702027888-5L1M64PVAEGBOLXYZC9D/unsplash-image-3YSGBYZMvcs.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beaujolais may be the best all season wine! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1677702359499-YPUK7KQQAJ5I0K22MWZV/unsplash-image-igJrA98cf4A.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Beaujolais may be the best all season wine! - Make it stand out That’s the goal! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/lets-talk-about-drinking-wine-ty6s7 monthly 0.5 2025-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/aa6d4b7d-acb9-4b7a-8055-ae5f266fb0fa/IMG_1880.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let’s talk a lot about why Drinking wine should be fun (and not so serious!) Let's party! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1662926639178-ZE1WOK2MCNL764YSLGPS/unsplash-image-f6Wpz1QPFZI.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let’s talk a lot about why Drinking wine should be fun (and not so serious!) - Wine can pair with anything. Not just cheese. Wine and anything can make a day better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/e8cea3d1-4ca2-43bc-97b5-c1aa581f5fcb/IMG_2343.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let’s talk a lot about why Drinking wine should be fun (and not so serious!) - That is Cacio e Pepe popcorn there! Charcuterie! Nuts! Shout out to La Compagnie Des Vins Surnaturels! Yum!!!! It all went beautifully with the Chenin Blanc wines! Could work with so many others too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1728587358674-IY0GD5YYL985DMNAFLTG/unsplash-image-61U9T8ybVjk.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let’s talk a lot about why Drinking wine should be fun (and not so serious!) - Wine can add to a place! It can add to a social gathering! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1664465403569-0BFRU6SNB4TBV2YXQDED/IMG_0664.JPG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let’s talk a lot about why Drinking wine should be fun (and not so serious!) - This is an example of a really expensive wine. Yes, this is Chateau Lafite Rothschild. Is it worth the high price? Value is subjective!!! This is an example of a really expensive wine. Yes, I was at Chateau. Lafite Rothschild. Is it worth the high price? It depends who you are asking. This was a tease. We will discuss price more as we go along. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/f2342925-a895-4eff-87b1-295b6bba8884/giphy.gif Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let’s talk a lot about why Drinking wine should be fun (and not so serious!) - Make it stand out Exactly! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1663341346245-O0WJHLL9706DOY1VKBB6/IMG_0829.JPG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let’s talk a lot about why Drinking wine should be fun (and not so serious!) - Make it stand out THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT! RELAXED AND FUN! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/empower-your-wine-decisions-advice monthly 0.5 2024-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/5badf714-8a1f-4088-8c90-764b31ecde6d/lemmings.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Important Spotlight: Best ways to not be a lemming with wine! You do not want to be a wine drinking lemming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/e3a262b1-0ee4-4b50-8bef-e9e20d6b5e95/giphy.gif Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Important Spotlight: Best ways to not be a lemming with wine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1685649371767-72VLHO1L0XK7ZZO3QFOC/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Important Spotlight: Best ways to not be a lemming with wine! - Make it stand out That’s the idea! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/celebrate-with-kosher-wine-recommendations-tips monthly 0.5 2025-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/bf937e55-3d99-45ec-95e3-f0a845594b6c/Cheers%21%21+%281%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - This is how you celebrate with kosher wine when you know nothing about it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/43c24c10-d3ab-40cd-a598-0ea9554a2250/Untitled+design+%281%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - This is how you celebrate with kosher wine when you know nothing about it! - Here are 2 examples of a Kosher Certification. I conveniently indicated it in red. The circle around the K and around the U are two options. The letter P next to it show they are Kosher for Passover. That’s a celebration for a different time of year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/d3505aea-9f4f-4676-b30a-dcea6524c417/IMG_2264.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - This is how you celebrate with kosher wine when you know nothing about it! - Make it stand out Wine making facility at Kedem Winery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/eb6dfd9f-fefd-41de-87bd-957bf530bdfc/IMG_0610.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - This is how you celebrate with kosher wine when you know nothing about it! - Make it stand out Panorama picture of the tasting room at Kedem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/bbc0aa81-c001-42ec-a22b-99bc77c48e74/IMG_2266.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - This is how you celebrate with kosher wine when you know nothing about it! - Here is a close up of some of the available wines! All price points. Closer look at at some of the wines available. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/08e35952-13d4-4ce7-a1f2-215dfd92c0a6/IMG_2269.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - This is how you celebrate with kosher wine when you know nothing about it! - This is a delicious rosé wine from France with a fun name and label. Hippy Roubine Rosé would be a great addition to any celebration. The glass corked bottle makes for a beautiful presentation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/cc7c6ddf-8637-4214-84e1-64236318d149/IMG_2268.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - This is how you celebrate with kosher wine when you know nothing about it! - Another delicious choice we tasted at Kedem Winery is Stoudemire Cabernet from Israel. The man behind Stoudemire Wines (the underlined is clickable) is Amar’e Stoudemire, the NBA all star basketball player. His wines were created to express his deep attachment to Israel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/53743cd1-c366-4b94-ad31-dcba39a2cbb7/IMG_2294.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - This is how you celebrate with kosher wine when you know nothing about it! - These are 2 fantastic Spanish wines. I have often recommended the Rioja that is 100% Tempranillo (the yellow label). Now there is a delicious Garnacha choice as well! You cannot go wrong with either! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/c3b334af-bdb0-4ff6-9919-2f41fda3fc89/imagejpeg_0.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - This is how you celebrate with kosher wine when you know nothing about it! - Barkan is a very well known and respected wine producer. This 2020 Pinot Noir is from Israel. It would be a wonderful addition to any celebration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/412a8d11-cf82-46dd-ac91-ef9c493b25ab/imagejpeg_0.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - This is how you celebrate with kosher wine when you know nothing about it! - Tishbi is another extremely well known and widely regarded wine maker. This Merlot from Israel comes highly recommended. (See above about my brother-in-law. He has great taste!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/0ef1de49-5748-471f-81c1-9a6f2732e587/imagejpeg_0.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - This is how you celebrate with kosher wine when you know nothing about it! - France makes another celebratory entrance! It’s a white wine too! Le Petit Jard is a Sauvignon Blanc from the Bordeaux region. When you want a white wine for any celebrating, go with this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1727316718037-U14LEGXW69II3ZZ7Y1V5/unsplash-image-pzyoWRIWOQ8.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - This is how you celebrate with kosher wine when you know nothing about it! - Make it stand out Exactly! Find ways to celebrate! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/party-with-prosecco-3-great-suggestions monthly 0.5 2025-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3ace331f-aa7f-497a-ae8e-717768fade9c/unsplash-image-L3FwT4qMeT0.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Party With Prosecco Now With These 3 Great Ideas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1723825343771-KVNVDDP1A9A4G85RYOAH/unsplash-image-sncQrQY7I4k.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Party With Prosecco Now With These 3 Great Ideas! - Picture yourself on an Italian beach sipping this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1723825475388-14JYVV38P5ID8VHRLLNW/unsplash-image-_Cu_YiaJLLc.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Party With Prosecco Now With These 3 Great Ideas! - Vacation vibes can make for a fun party! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/ffa67386-27f8-4e02-9b62-7f7f5cd79df2/unsplash-image-pPhN8HFzkDE.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Party With Prosecco Now With These 3 Great Ideas! - Adding a straw is a nice touch! Not meaning to be a downer, but keep the alcohol low if you are going to use a straw! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1723826902634-0MGRCJW1XUFYAGMXQXJT/unsplash-image-sVvtNAgCYMU.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Party With Prosecco Now With These 3 Great Ideas! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/10-best-sonoma-wine-country-experiences monthly 0.5 2025-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/78fd94fd-4927-492a-aec5-7d3331ecc0e9/Living+the+Dream+in+Sonoma+wine+Country+%281%29.png Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County Fabulous wine country view which may, or not be, in Sonoma! Enjoy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/48516314-6bbc-4ecb-88e3-15d75ba905d6/IMG_1710.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - So many choices!! This is just in one small area of Sonoma County. It’s an embarrassment of riches!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/ba39c495-3612-4374-be26-cea95d73cc9f/IMG_1920.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - Here are are your choices for the wine tasting. My husband and I shared the Reserve Tasting. FYI. The reserve wines can be purchased only at the winery. The estate wines are widely available. The tasting was informal and standing. The Primitivo was beyond delicious! Just saying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/5a3eee4f-1e0d-4abd-9d41-4a0b5a65bdf6/IMG_1721.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - Make it stand out The caves at Anderson Valley Vineyards are huge! They keep going and going! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/ab646707-0dbc-4e4a-a92b-fc2a1edc8c0b/IMG_1727.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - Each barrel tells a story. This one is French oak. See where it says Toast? There are many reasons why oak barrels for wine are toasted. One reason is to impart that delicious toasty flavor into the wine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/7b5f9a02-cc66-4799-b537-a9589c56e4d8/IMG_1726.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - This one is American Oak. Yes, American Oak and French Oak are different. The winemaker chooses different oaks based on his goal for the wine he is making. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/74e63346-a21e-4f2d-905b-94644e685891/IMG_1749.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - Yep! The party is on! In the Yoakim Bridge Vineyard!! It does not get better than this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/204716b7-29fb-4924-aa58-e568f5d8684d/IMG_1981.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - Incredible amount of choices! Shout out to Tony who was our guide at the Wine and Cheese Pairing! A resounding cheer to Sam Williamson who spent 3 hours with us when we ate delicious food and matched wines at Yoakim Bridge Vineyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1ad2c34b-95e4-481c-96e4-031d215f7985/IMG_1700.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - Healdsburg Plaza at night. Beautiful and calm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/d365b971-e304-427a-b108-5995189689c2/IMG_1711.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - Weekly Summer Party with a Band!! All generations gathering. Eating and Dancing!! Music was great too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1fb6dbce-2853-429b-a6cb-1549ea54eda9/IMG_0884.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - This is one section of the wine wall at The Matheson. Can you see how the wines are different prices for different wines and sizes? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/7b5e83a8-9c84-42f2-b3c9-6b2154c5643e/IMG_1764.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - This is part of the wine wall at Region at The Barlow. Grab a glass and try any of the Sonoma County wines. Pay for the amount you want. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/e7743a64-c039-4af9-8d0b-060d953a0753/IMG_1732.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - Papapietro Perry has a great story. It started as two friends making wine in a garage in San Francisco. If you love Pinot Noir this should be on your radar! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/8a1b3220-23d4-404a-8f05-2f8e8c6c4c98/IMG_1736.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - Yep! Tasting is at a cellar. Well, not a cellar like basement cellar. A wine cellar! This is wine’s version of farm to table. Not exactly, but the barrels set the tone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/17eb848c-eb8f-4874-962f-13ef72003000/IMG_1738.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - Relaxed and fun! Clearly they are not stuffy here. They go for unassuming. They succeed! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/238aeea6-18ba-4f56-a5ff-903c4fd2502b/IMG_0524.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/942d2b0a-1b84-48d2-a41f-fb4341ef29ac/IMG_2050.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - Make it stand out To be welcomed by name in a printed menu is incredibly classy!! Also, all the wines are matched with cheese!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/96239f19-d077-47d5-9128-ea69cc3eaf9c/IMG_1774.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - Pinot Noir for the win! There are no listings of points or awards or tasting notes. They let the wines speak for themselves! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/98cda65d-23a2-4b01-9e3e-682817d049ef/IMG_0759.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - You are surrounded by vineyards! Wines are delicious, and being in the middle of the vineyards just makes it even better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/f77d6207-ea81-4578-9bee-888064355f30/IMG_0760.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - The whole atmosphere is relaxing! As I’ve said, it is never just the wine or the place. It is the whole experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/f18186e5-b375-484f-80fb-06e8c3eb52d3/IMG_0762.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/58ba8242-afec-406e-a82b-5d7414803b63/IMG_2051.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 10 fantastic and memorable wine country experiences in Sonoma County - Meeting this many winemakers makes for a fantastic and memorable wine country experience! Tremendous wine tasting too!!! Fantastic stories of independent winemakers! For most, this is their passion project. Some have other jobs. 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Right now! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a369bf76-ac90-48ba-9d29-4f91bd6c2ecb/IMG_1985.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - All you need to know to Break out the Bubbly! Right now! - STOP THE PRESSES, SO TO SPEAK! I am always learning. The Charmat Method, tank fermentation, is used in many areas of France. This sparkling wine is made in Burgundy. Delicious!! So many fantastic exceptions!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/2af4d906-cb10-421f-bc1b-d6ba2e6c5519/IMG_1945.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - All you need to know to Break out the Bubbly! Right now! - Make it stand out Choices, choices, choices! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1719945644799-EL0I2JIU1CI8VQ4ZSGG0/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - All you need to know to Break out the Bubbly! 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Or wines! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1715613547818-C29RYOZB4DBGVAMUOK3O/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best wine parties ever! This is how you do IT! - Let’s hope not this competitive!! Even wine may not make this fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1715613693691-Q6W2QBBJT0CWU12SFU48/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best wine parties ever! This is how you do IT! - More like this? Tea and crumpets, anyone? Too low key? Perfect low key vibe? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/20517ae2-de5c-4c16-abdf-9a99dbb5b131/smiley-g9ced2fce5_1920.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best wine parties ever! This is how you do IT! - Make it stand out REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN WITH ALL OF THIS! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/85606eb7-7aab-4553-b5b7-446a98daa1ad/Wine+tasting+flight+in+a+vineyard.png Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best wine parties ever! This is how you do IT! - This is going to take a lot of stemware! It does look impressive though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1b025d0f-c8eb-4e11-9db8-91ade7871057/Yourwine+tasting+flight+at+home.png Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best wine parties ever! This is how you do IT! - No need to make it hard for cleanup. Still a lot of glasses though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/06564764-a059-43a4-a05f-349be6a84266/image-asset.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best wine parties ever! This is how you do IT! - Maybe just pour as you go? Fewer glasses this way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1712262140979-DIX723FS3JIH9B2G5GCB/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best wine parties ever! This is how you do IT! - Make it stand out Exactly!! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/updated-happy-anniversary-celebrating-wine-judgment-of-paris-ypjms monthly 0.5 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/2ea9c8fb-5140-4404-ac86-4c19f287b59e/France+or+California.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Cheers to wine! Let’s Celebrate the Judgment of Paris - Make it stand out It’s France versus California! Game on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1716408036801-X362A1DX83PBMT5UEVNG/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Cheers to wine! 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Cheers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/20517ae2-de5c-4c16-abdf-9a99dbb5b131/smiley-g9ced2fce5_1920.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best ever year in Review: All 12 Monthly Fun Wine Resolutions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/2024-updated-guide-buying-kosher-wine monthly 0.5 2025-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1f37d058-62b1-4cfa-a69c-7bf76d799906/Time+for+some+kosher+wine.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Best Updated Guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it Spoiler alert:You will never know if it’s kosher just by looking! Or tasting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/2ee6e717-207f-4799-9c39-590136fe3490/IMG_1526.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Best Updated Guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - Make it stand out Kosher Whispering Angel Rosé Wine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/c0e518e1-3a91-4b6e-800a-c087eba5d411/IMG_1532.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Best Updated Guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - Make it stand out Non-kosher Whispering Angel Rosé Wine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/898cab92-949a-48e7-8c8d-b99b53b13253/Untitled+design+%286%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Best Updated Guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - Nothing like giving away the answer! That K in the star is the key here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/08e93361-b118-40d2-b86b-21e33fda0aec/IMG_0077.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Best Updated Guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - Do you see the circle around the K? That is an example. The P next to it tells you it is Kosher for Passover. And yes, this K is a different certification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a1a9673d-92ba-49cc-bd0c-fb8a2c6058fe/IMG_0084.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Best Updated Guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - This bottle shows the circle around the U. That counts too. Again, the P states that it is Kosher for Passover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/f63c20ae-4965-41a2-883b-eb99f0984764/IMG_0081.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Best Updated Guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - Absolutely wonderful Rioja. I often recommend this wine for great drinking. It is delicious. There is a more expensive version, but I actually prefer this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/182a64fb-4fa3-47b0-a48b-7d5bfe945be6/IMG_0090.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Best Updated Guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - Baron Herzog has reliable Kosher wines that I have enjoyed. The ones shown here are not particularly expensive. They have a number of different price points, so explore if you wish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/cef67b51-becc-4b9a-abbb-7b875b6eb975/IMG_6052.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Best Updated Guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/32914d9c-335b-43be-ac8a-a5e9b35478aa/IMG_6053.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Best Updated Guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3e27f777-98a2-45ab-8118-24ace40fd884/734519718.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Best Updated Guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/5c79bcbe-9c8a-4b8e-bdba-f408b8624ea4/734519737.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Best Updated Guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/0b8d5251-551f-454e-86cb-c0bd3b51753d/330073c3-23c6-4130-9a19-c7b6de5f2428.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Best Updated Guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - He also recommends these 3 wines. I didn’t want there to be just red wine recommendations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/912baf51-e25f-4031-a126-1b9515f3a1a1/IMG_1309.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 2024 Best Updated Guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - These are some kosher sweet fruit wines. They come in different flavors. Wild berry is another great one. I mix these with Cava and frozen berries. Read about it in my post called Best Wine Drink to start the party off right that isn’t Champagne. Find it here. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/top-10-questions-before-joining-wine-club monthly 0.5 2025-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/44e6501e-2f31-4150-ac62-78b8bbc91a2c/Wine+Club.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The top 10 questions to ask yourself before joining any wine club - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1712164549174-ETCYTCLQBAX31NCGBOG5/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The top 10 questions to ask yourself before joining any wine club - Are we talking marriage here? Decide before you sign up how much of a commitment you are comfortable with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/c2c134c2-92f7-42f9-aae8-b2c8ff428337/IMG_0896.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The top 10 questions to ask yourself before joining any wine club - Do you want to know how the wine is made? How much detail? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/15d7cc29-a4c2-4a60-8f1f-1ae136cc08b1/image-asset.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The top 10 questions to ask yourself before joining any wine club - Are you more, just pour me the wine? Maybe you are somewhere in between. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1712262398230-8BQWYH7PADJJWWYLFFOM/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The top 10 questions to ask yourself before joining any wine club - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1712262140979-DIX723FS3JIH9B2G5GCB/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The top 10 questions to ask yourself before joining any wine club - Make it stand out Exactly!! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/best-sonoma-wine-adventures-hidden-gem-wineries monthly 0.5 2024-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/9c6cbbfd-8ef0-40b9-a1ed-6e7d2838c638/Hidden+Gems+This+way.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three of the absolute best hidden gem wineries in Sonoma Wine Country https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/23500eb4-1a0c-4ec8-9c58-493056501f74/IMG_0809.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three of the absolute best hidden gem wineries in Sonoma Wine Country - Yep, this a private tasting room. There were just the two of us tasting with Kerith, but there is room for more. With snacks! All the better to taste the wine with! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/e11d943b-38e9-405d-932f-252749d8a5c0/IMG_0812.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three of the absolute best hidden gem wineries in Sonoma Wine Country - These were the fantastic reds we tasted! Note how they are all from different vineyards. Remember how I mentioned multiple vineyards. All deliciously different. We bought them too! The Chardonnay and Rosé were delicious as well. I don’t want to forget to mention them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/2a634d34-be4e-4e42-99a6-fa28d8007532/IMG_0819.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three of the absolute best hidden gem wineries in Sonoma Wine Country - You are in an actual working winery. Ask for a tour. We were there during harvest, so it was really active. Decided to spare you all the pictures of people sorting grapes. I love that stuff, though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/43f103e8-b4a9-46c1-bbec-2ac603adc3dd/IMG_0820.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three of the absolute best hidden gem wineries in Sonoma Wine Country - The delicious wines have to age somewhere. They need to be accessible to make sure the wines become as fantastic as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/b51c3d6c-95f9-4dfb-96e0-f45caa493574/IMG_1375.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three of the absolute best hidden gem wineries in Sonoma Wine Country - Make it stand out This was my RIP MacPhail Vineyards in the wine gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1ea5573c-37e1-4691-9186-108d7349d1c3/IMG_1406.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three of the absolute best hidden gem wineries in Sonoma Wine Country - On each bottle of wine he is listed as the winemaker, and she as “knowledgeable one.” How great is that! Both of them are fantastic people. Love the sense of humor. Needed to show three sides of the label to reveal the whole clever picture. Yep, we bought multiple bottles of all the Pinot Noirs we tasted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/d0332787-e715-47ab-a624-5682646b6b07/IMG_0896.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three of the absolute best hidden gem wineries in Sonoma Wine Country - This is a working winery. It also happens to be a crush facility of its own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/c4f23145-83bb-407e-ad2d-375771cc2945/IMG_0897.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three of the absolute best hidden gem wineries in Sonoma Wine Country - Make it stand out The tasting room upstairs was all set up for us! Chardonnays and Pinots, oh my!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/e106cc37-8e6d-4f8d-b66e-e81fa8968619/IMG_1408.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three of the absolute best hidden gem wineries in Sonoma Wine Country - You want wine notes? There you go! You get them when you taste. They will describe the wines much better than I can. They also arrive with any wine you buy from them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/227b4f1f-b30e-4dd9-bcc7-637301a6f200/IMG_0791.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three of the absolute best hidden gem wineries in Sonoma Wine Country - Cheese and Wine! Oh my! Some with truffle salt! I never knew I needed that in my life. And at the vineyard!!! Everything is right about this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/df9f9c0b-2192-4c8b-b3bc-037825211a88/IMG_0795.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three of the absolute best hidden gem wineries in Sonoma Wine Country - These are some of the wines we tasted when we were at the vineyard. Williamson offers a tremendous variety of wines and styles. You will definitely find one you love! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/01fecf23-5632-4ba1-8675-46653e4cc5c8/IMG_1398.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three of the absolute best hidden gem wineries in Sonoma Wine Country - Huge shout out to Sam Williamson! He had me try this wine when we were talking with him at the Yoakim Bridge Vineyard. I couldn’t get the wine out of my mind. The next day, I went to the Healdsburg tasting room and bought it. Beyond delicious. I will be back for more. Everyone was so incredibly friendly in tasting room. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/best-italian-white-wines-instead-of-pinot-grigio monthly 0.5 2025-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/320f2fc8-ad3c-4437-8751-26dc955b0058/cover+photo+italian+wine.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - What are the absolute Best Italian white wines that are not Pinot Grigio? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/87ee6238-25c8-4495-a73d-5c1f47e70e2f/IMG_1340.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - What are the absolute Best Italian white wines that are not Pinot Grigio? - Make it stand out Talk about top billing for Pinot Grigio! Think beyond. There were some other wines mixed in, but you can see the headline! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/8245ce57-4249-445c-99f1-b89fab4796f2/IMG_0068.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - What are the absolute Best Italian white wines that are not Pinot Grigio? - This is a Soave from Trader Joe’s that was insanely delicious and reasonably priced. Prices for Soave will vary widely everywhere else. I wrote about it in a previous post. You can read about it HERE, should you want to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/53bfcc4f-430e-4155-a951-668c067af63d/IMG_1343.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - What are the absolute Best Italian white wines that are not Pinot Grigio? - Both of these are Gavi wines. The signs below the wines listed them as Gavi di Gavi. Clearly you would have to read the fine print on the back. Gavi is a good choice regardless. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1708886172157-RJQIBPVWOWUF6J81MACH/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - What are the absolute Best Italian white wines that are not Pinot Grigio? - Picture yourself in Rome while drinking a delicious glass of cold white wine. In Italy, even the “house” wine is fantastic. Find yourself in the piazza overlooking the Trevi Fountain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1708886239051-ISQ22NM6K6W507C8FVFY/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - What are the absolute Best Italian white wines that are not Pinot Grigio? - Are you sitting overlooking the Italian Seaside? Enjoy a wonderful glass of wine and picture yourself there. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/best-wines-to-drink-when-watching-sports monthly 0.5 2026-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/e7ee8b8c-ac81-4215-82a7-3f66f2b3731b/perfect+wine+photo+2.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Are there perfect wines to go with watching sports on television? Well, there should be! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/85ddff81-e849-4e31-a0ac-b421778412a0/wine+for+the+win%21+%281%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Are there perfect wines to go with watching sports on television? Well, there should be! - Make it stand out The thumbnail here is clickable! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/38907932-cc58-4a16-8743-698629cfecec/IMG_1258.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Are there perfect wines to go with watching sports on television? Well, there should be! - If you come to our home, we have a tremendous selection of beer. We even keep a small refrigerator for just beer. Long story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/da178541-7cfe-4fa1-8b7e-549a27e6e7f5/IMG_1335.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Are there perfect wines to go with watching sports on television? Well, there should be! - These two are slightly sweet. Gewürztraminer being the sweeter of the two. Both really good. Sweeter wines will go better with spicy things. Oh, and you can get these at Trader Joe’s wines for under $7.00. Dry Riesling is a good choice whether or not it is from Trader Joe’s. So is Gewürztraminer but it may be harder to find https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a90d52de-998c-47be-8ea6-1ce8a9dbba1d/IMG_0003.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Are there perfect wines to go with watching sports on television? Well, there should be! - A Rosé is also a fun choice. This one is delicious as well. Notice the same name as above. Yep, Trader Joe’s for not that much money. Remember, you should share. You may end up with a wine convert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/fb9f48a6-5fa3-4e2d-9c4b-2abc1cae85c4/IMG_0708.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Are there perfect wines to go with watching sports on television? Well, there should be! - Sparkling Rosé for the Win! Beautiful bottle and really fun wine. Shockingly enough, this too can be found at Trader Joe’s. Share, people, share. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/8f0dee1b-a7da-4302-a9fe-80ea5cf9ac69/IMG_0182.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Are there perfect wines to go with watching sports on television? Well, there should be! - Welcome to Cava! The Champagne of Spain. Well, the sparkling wine of Spain but not allowed to be called Champagne because it isn’t made there. I recommend Cava a lot. And I mean a lot. It is reasonably priced, reliable, and made the same way Champagne is. Prosecco can’t say that! Nope . Cava, whether Freixenet or not, is a great choice for watching sports. Trust me on this. No downside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/6893026a-cea2-4666-80f1-b59b5e8c1e5a/IMG_1270.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Are there perfect wines to go with watching sports on television? Well, there should be! - This is also a Cava! This one is also from Trader Joe’s. I put it in after the Freixenet so you would know that this is not an all Trader Joe’s wine demonstration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/2f0f7ccd-c49c-47c5-8dd3-7baae15f8e5f/IMG_1265+%281%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Are there perfect wines to go with watching sports on television? Well, there should be! - If everyone is walking around with a can of beer and you feel left out, canned wine is actually a good option. I have tried some of these, as well as canned wine spritzers, at wine tastings. They were really surprisingly good. If you like these wines in a glass, then they should be good in a can. Wine that is ugh, though, will be ugh everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/112d66d2-83da-49d0-89b9-5dec774c87f9/IMG_1266.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Are there perfect wines to go with watching sports on television? Well, there should be! - These were next to the cans of wine at the store, and would be an interesting option. However, they are not low alcohol and I don’t do a liquor blog. Just mentioning non beer options. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1707587507927-6TDBDRAV6LJHN2SNWAV5/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Are there perfect wines to go with watching sports on television? Well, there should be! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/valentines-day-best-rose-wine-guide monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1707054674178-EVDJV6DJNNRRDFWYKE9H/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Should Rosé be your absolute best go-to Valentine’s Day wine? Rosé wine is great for all occasions! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a4a2a3c3-fe3c-4e97-8e79-24c45413b0a4/IMG_0433.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Should Rosé be your absolute best go-to Valentine’s Day wine? - Make it stand out Rosé wine tasting at home. (from left to right) Cote des Roses Rosé, Whispering Angel, La Vielle Ferme Rosé. In no way is this Valentine’s Day. My terrace does not look like this in February. (Shout out to me because I grew the tomatoes.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/68a1eceb-48c1-47a4-b21d-0e69197ffc11/IMG_0708.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Should Rosé be your absolute best go-to Valentine’s Day wine? - Opaline Pinot Noir Sparkling Rosé Another wine from France. This is a fun wine in a gorgeous bottle. I bought it at Trader Joe’s. You don’t have to have expensive for Valentine’s Day. The sparkling makes it festive. This wine was not part of our Rosé wine tasting on the terrace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/5a184597-c497-4521-af1c-c65f8962523f/IMG_0924.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Should Rosé be your absolute best go-to Valentine’s Day wine? - Millbrook All-Day Hunt Country Rosé 2021 This was an insanely delicious rosé wine from Millbrook Winery in the Hudson Valley in New York State.. Not sure when it is available, but worth it to visit or call the winery and find out. Click on the link here or above. This wine was not part of our Rosé wine tasting on the terrace. Maybe next summer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/7921e1cf-222a-4ef3-a50e-f2117b2c6252/IMG_1242.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Should Rosé be your absolute best go-to Valentine’s Day wine? - Make it stand out Rosé of Aglianico from Absolution Cellars was the absolute winner in our family summertime rosé wine (really informal) tastings on the terrace. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/trader-joes-insane-value-crazy-delicious-wines monthly 0.5 2025-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/d7acf9cf-569b-4238-832f-b69e1778578b/IMG_0833.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two more crazy delicious Trader Joe’s wines that are an insane value! A well stocked Trader Joe’s wine store is a little piece of heaven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/5c1fed97-f0f2-4da8-b8ce-5914febabc39/IMG_1172.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two more crazy delicious Trader Joe’s wines that are an insane value! - Make it stand out The Trader Joe’s Petit Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon that was recommended. So glad I took good advice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/011cf3db-5ab6-4b9d-98b0-624e74941a23/Sample+Trader+Joe%27s+or+No.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two more crazy delicious Trader Joe’s wines that are an insane value! - Make it stand out Here’s the sample of the “Trader Joe’s or no” wine tasting printable! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/0adf01c6-db09-4034-bd25-97003da70453/IMG_1180.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two more crazy delicious Trader Joe’s wines that are an insane value! - Make it stand out A fantastic red wine blend from North Coast California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1705532088421-DW413PL2A9CIYNTIQB38/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two more crazy delicious Trader Joe’s wines that are an insane value! - Cheers!! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/5-fantastic-ways-to-celebrate-wine-anniversary-of-prohibition-repeal monthly 0.5 2024-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1701805775643-XBVJLXGF6OH5LPT4SRQB/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 5 Fantastic ways to Celebrate the Anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition with Wine! You shouldn’t need an excuse to celebrate! But here’s one anyway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/910ddcfb-ee70-43e4-90a1-a82f48a42ed3/IMG_1105.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 5 Fantastic ways to Celebrate the Anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition with Wine! - They had to use this during Prohibition. You can surely do better these days! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/fa6cc8e4-e8cf-47d2-9712-0f28b46a2b87/IMG_2248.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 5 Fantastic ways to Celebrate the Anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition with Wine! - Make it stand out Woo! Harvest time is the time to go for any grape stomping! I celebrated the repeal earlier in the year! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/b58ba57f-3a09-4634-913a-7363cf4e6399/IMG_0350.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 5 Fantastic ways to Celebrate the Anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition with Wine! - Head to Sonoma In Sonoma at the Valley of the Moon vintage festival you may also have the opportunity to do some grape stomping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1701976854315-IN11N8J427I5211UDUDN/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 5 Fantastic ways to Celebrate the Anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition with Wine! - Make it stand out Fireworks for the celebration! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1663538673411-QELDGSFFSTNWSJDJQUTB/IMG_0805.JPG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - 5 Fantastic ways to Celebrate the Anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition with Wine! - Make it stand out Cheers! Have fun! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/ultimate-fun-wine-resolution-celebrate-wine monthly 0.5 2024-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/20517ae2-de5c-4c16-abdf-9a99dbb5b131/smiley-g9ced2fce5_1920.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Ultimate Ridiculously easy and fun New Year’s wine Resolution for December!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1701460377293-9EF16Y8BX1LZSIIE8PFV/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Ultimate Ridiculously easy and fun New Year’s wine Resolution for December!! - Make it stand out This is going to be fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1701459797101-N4QWZIMBC9JYCC28R707/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Ultimate Ridiculously easy and fun New Year’s wine Resolution for December!! - Make it stand out As always, just have fun with it. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/fun-valpolicella-italian-wines-guide monthly 0.5 2024-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/84a26ddb-1a1d-43c3-89f7-e6f2c9f3fd4c/Valpolicella+wine.png Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First ever November New Year’s wine resolution for fun with Valpolicella https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/c89c28e9-5264-4825-bed6-0a93331ebcf2/IMG_0929.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First ever November New Year’s wine resolution for fun with Valpolicella - Here you see Valpolicella without the Classico designation. Generally, Valpolicella wines have a red fruit flavor profile. Think cherries! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/c23c247e-2885-47b2-a361-989487674bb9/IMG_0931.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First ever November New Year’s wine resolution for fun with Valpolicella - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/72227ef4-bf9a-40f1-92db-431c3ee1d01b/IMG_0956.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First ever November New Year’s wine resolution for fun with Valpolicella - Incredible Value! Trader Joe’s has some really fun and delicious wines for under $10. However, you can get this fantastic and delicious Valpolicella Ripasso for $11.95. Insanely great price for a Valpolicella Ripasso https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/13905b34-4ebb-464f-8930-a46eb1c7b8c3/IMG_0562.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First ever November New Year’s wine resolution for fun with Valpolicella - This Valpolicella Ripasso is the best one I’ve ever had. You will be stunned. It is significantly more than Trader Joe’s, though. If you are willing to pay more, this is an absolutely incredible wine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/bdd14617-66dd-4265-a087-607bb9c6bcc1/IMG_0930.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First ever November New Year’s wine resolution for fun with Valpolicella - There is a wide range of quality, price and styles for Valpolicella Ripasso. Try to find a reliable person to give you guidance. You do not want to make an expensive mistake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/64f2706e-41ae-4171-9f2d-3d603055dab2/IMG_0932.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First ever November New Year’s wine resolution for fun with Valpolicella - Amarone wines are known to be quite good. However, you couldn’t buy any of them for less than $60. That is not my price range. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3b7fa9c8-7e48-4471-a00a-f19a54ba69c0/image-asset.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First ever November New Year’s wine resolution for fun with Valpolicella - Make it stand out Cheers to whichever wine you choose!! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/advice-planning-sonoma-county-wine-country-trip monthly 0.5 2024-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/90053181-6f9e-4bff-b807-0c0fc598d2e5/IMG_0336.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The absolutely best advice for planning great times in Sonoma Wine Country Welcome to Wine Country! So many wineries, not enough time!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a26806ea-8116-44db-a9a3-68fe07fec1b5/IMG_0903.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The absolutely best advice for planning great times in Sonoma Wine Country - Towns of Sonoma, Glen Ellen and Kenwood have a lot of options! Enlarge the picture and look around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/839ff62e-f730-4df2-b0f1-86879804d0c5/IMG_0905.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The absolutely best advice for planning great times in Sonoma Wine Country - Both Santa Rosa itself, and areas west have an insane amount of options! Some of the roads that head east-west are mountainous. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/4896b798-11b3-4a6d-baf5-e3b852b18d9b/IMG_0904.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The absolutely best advice for planning great times in Sonoma Wine Country - Healdsburg and Geyserville have an enormous amount of options Find smaller maps to discover what is within each town. Healdsburg Square itself is beautiful, and can be a day in itself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a0946e7f-208a-46c2-aec9-7d6549034a8f/IMG_0798.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The absolutely best advice for planning great times in Sonoma Wine Country - Views of the vineyards are beautiful all across Sonoma County. However, no one formally visits a vineyard that isn’t attached to a winery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/4f43d410-01af-44d8-af3e-6dfcca0a09ce/IMG_0814.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The absolutely best advice for planning great times in Sonoma Wine Country - Sorting grapes. The smaller wineries do the sorting by hand. They are mogging, as some call it. They are removing Matter Other than Grapes. Farming and winemaking go hand in hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/327d6336-e7aa-42b2-85e5-e916d8959004/IMG_0819.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The absolutely best advice for planning great times in Sonoma Wine Country - One type of bladder press machine used to gently press out the juice from the grapes. None of the wineries I saw used feet, although that is gaining in popularity with natural wine makers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1697641132049-UNRRN9EB4UETIITFNCJV/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The absolutely best advice for planning great times in Sonoma Wine Country - Make it stand out CHEERS!! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/discover-orange-wine-skin-contact-wine monthly 0.5 2024-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/652d4875-f6b0-4f9e-b200-512cc425ce9a/orange+wine.png Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Discovering Orange Wine is October’s New Year’s Fun Wine resolution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1696009601350-MD2MM2NW7O9OVUEP0RX5/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Discovering Orange Wine is October’s New Year’s Fun Wine resolution - Nope!!! No oranges were involved in the making of this wine. At all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1685656877492-WKGJZD5N3EZ9LO4OH9I7/lemmings.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Discovering Orange Wine is October’s New Year’s Fun Wine resolution - Don’t be a wine drinking lemming! But do be open to discovery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1676604937075-AX92HC7HJO4Y6515ZG1O/smiley-g9ced2fce5_1920.png Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Discovering Orange Wine is October’s New Year’s Fun Wine resolution https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/two-beyond-incredible-great-value-trader-joes-wines monthly 0.5 2025-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1844ccd0-391f-4573-b966-6af2a26f8975/2greatbottles.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two beyond incredible great value bottles of Trader Joe’s wine These are two beautiful bottles of wine! One from France and one from Spain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/6050317e-1347-411b-81bb-659fe3a4a468/pinotrose.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two beyond incredible great value bottles of Trader Joe’s wine - I would buy this bottle just to use it as a carafe! The wine inside was equally great! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/6e6e613d-f682-4a98-becb-0b5c7cba63ee/IMG_0202.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two beyond incredible great value bottles of Trader Joe’s wine - Another beautiful bottle that can be used as a carafe. I actually was looking for Cote de Roses Rosé. It is widely available, but Trader Joe’s is often less expensive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/2a2a534a-1081-403d-a221-a18c29ec2994/spanish.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two beyond incredible great value bottles of Trader Joe’s wine - This Spanish wine is in a hefty bottle! The wine inside is quite hefty as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/551758f5-bb5d-4c59-a70a-8603c21432b6/Sample+Trader+Joe%27s+or+No.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two beyond incredible great value bottles of Trader Joe’s wine - In the store, there is even a tasting mat that you can use for a “Trader Joe’s or No” Challenge! Buy it, download and print and you’re all set to have a fantastic time tasting! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1695060236603-M175JXQ8VH2PR4V71NHR/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two beyond incredible great value bottles of Trader Joe’s wine - Make it stand out Clearly a child is not drinking wine, but I couldn’t pass up this shocked expression!! Picture the adult equivalent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1695061834034-ZXH16A9R40TTWUE7Y8DG/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two beyond incredible great value bottles of Trader Joe’s wine - Make it stand out Exactly!! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/best-ways-to-discover-wines-you-may-love monthly 0.5 2024-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/c482f58d-3094-40e5-a056-07fba87cc525/thewineroom.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - One of the absolute best ways you can discover incredible wines! The Wine Room in Winter Park Florida has more than 150 wines on tap!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/c40e4f27-e875-47d3-9206-4dbd2a7bcf34/chinon.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - One of the absolute best ways you can discover incredible wines! - This is that incredible wine! As with other French wines the grape variety is need to know, as they say. I write about that often. The answer for this one is 100% Cabernet Franc. Chinon wines can offer great value. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1deb4f0d-8878-4327-8520-4c665dea4568/winebar.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - One of the absolute best ways you can discover incredible wines! - Make it stand out BEST VENDING MACHINE EVER!! Who needs candy when you can have wine? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/35924c3a-13d5-4652-b33c-fa25c6b5ad14/winebaritaly.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - One of the absolute best ways you can discover incredible wines! - Make it stand out This machine is just Italian wines. All great choices, but different price points. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3cdb9b3a-1b01-4b70-ac59-686e7e9809e6/winestorezin.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - One of the absolute best ways you can discover incredible wines! - Make it stand out Is this the coolest thing ever?!? Clearly, the answer is yes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/535f1c84-7f25-40a0-b0c8-da73e3823bac/einsteinbottle.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - One of the absolute best ways you can discover incredible wines! - Einstein is a 2018 Cabernet from Sonoma. It’s actually a red blend of Cab, Merlot and Malbec. Absolutely delicious. I love wines from Sonoma, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/56b1610c-e8fc-4e05-9cce-85f129e87dc4/scarlettoharawine.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - One of the absolute best ways you can discover incredible wines! - The wine is called Southern Belle. Not sure why it is called that since it is a red blend from Spain. Maybe it’s because the wine was aged in used Pappy Van Winkle barrels. It was so good no matter what they called it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1694546893518-L30UBMY4N7MXIFFTYSR4/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - One of the absolute best ways you can discover incredible wines! - Make it stand out If wine isn’t fun, why bother? https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/fun-wine-resolution-french-wines-and-their-labels monthly 0.5 2025-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1693964712615-PD11W2EFGMA3GZTXT01H/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - New Year’s September Fun Wine Resolution: find your way out of the wine maze Which way out and through? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/928899fd-7419-4eca-b600-02ff5e5192c4/image-asset.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - New Year’s September Fun Wine Resolution: find your way out of the wine maze - That’s what I’m talking about! FRANCE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/19d62a2e-f336-4acc-9822-21eb5170be30/france-wine-map-pdf.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - New Year’s September Fun Wine Resolution: find your way out of the wine maze - Make it stand out Now you can understand that this is complicated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/e655807f-614e-4cd6-8d72-11865d67f661/IMG_1441.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - New Year’s September Fun Wine Resolution: find your way out of the wine maze - Le Montrachet is a very famous vineyard in Burgundy. If a vineyard is very famous, they may attach the name to the town! Le Montrachet is the vineyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/83b03e39-2b97-4536-963e-ebb1ce2e899c/sancerre.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - New Year’s September Fun Wine Resolution: find your way out of the wine maze - For Sancerre, head to the Loire. Note that the AOC is Sancerre for both of them. The price for one is almost double the other, though. Real Estate? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/7b551ca0-f400-4bb1-bb03-d2c167cd80aa/Petrus.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - New Year’s September Fun Wine Resolution: find your way out of the wine maze - This is how they show wine prices outside of wine stores in Bordeaux. As you can see, prices for Petrus are astronomical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/b6e20006-0f1b-4012-99e5-79b041dee6d8/ChateauMouton+.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - New Year’s September Fun Wine Resolution: find your way out of the wine maze - What would you pay for this? Wines from Bordeaux are much less expensive shortly after the vintage is bottled. Spoiler alert: The world has changed and investors buy almost all of them up these days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/73474000-bff5-431b-b197-9370309461b8/pexels-vineyard+on+a+hill+.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - New Year’s September Fun Wine Resolution: find your way out of the wine maze - Steep slopes in Northern Rhone make it very expensive to pick grapes, even if there is better drainage. The wines may be great but very pricey. Very, very pricey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1694030915694-HSDXCE4S1WIK75DB61U4/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - New Year’s September Fun Wine Resolution: find your way out of the wine maze - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/top-20-wines-from-my-wine-gallery monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1692368347017-2BY22OD8JACYI21N571F/blurred+backgtound.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery Come on in and hear about some fantastic wines! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/5a60cc1c-ddc7-4641-83b5-91814655d3fd/Ridge+wines.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/180121a9-720e-499a-846c-5e56dc76dfca/IMG_1300.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1fe96023-fd6b-4ce9-8355-b18c5aa7c5c9/IMG_1299.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/388c23e8-540f-4f41-a134-616ccbfc958f/IMG_0820.JPEG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/68ba3a2e-b4e8-45f1-b4a2-a7af377229bd/IMG_0007.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1c07b322-98bb-4648-98ee-ae0163494360/IMG_0009.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/d45fc0d7-53a3-4fa0-a5f7-6108b8231a49/IMG_0987.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/f37b811d-2913-4ed1-a91b-a8d8a7689724/IMG_0988.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery - Of course, another Trader Joe’s wine is on this list! Talk about punching above its price point! This is an incredibly delicious Petite Sirah/Petit Verdot blend. I buy this whenever I see it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/810f6ee7-4f94-4ebe-96c0-aa08ff975a77/IMG_1301+%281%29.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/06113acc-8b7e-4a73-ae85-a71311d0d5d0/IMG_0081.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a9226461-103e-4677-aca1-e3d557de7e3e/IMG_0979.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery - Make it stand out La Ladra Barbera d’Asti wine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1664133377230-U3282MSZJYOWPK1MP0EZ/IMG_0980.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery - Bruliam Pinot Noir from Sangiacomo Vineyards is sensational. Sangiacomo Vineyards is a very well respected vineyard that a number of wineries source their grapes from. As I mentioned above with my hint, hint, you may like other wines from that same vineyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1664469502438-W1UI3GMZOIIOZLLYX1ZK/IMG_1001.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery - Bruliam Zinfandel from Rocky Ridge Vineyards in Rockpile is incredible. Again, follow the Vineyard. This time also make note of the Rockpile region. The wines from their is usually spectacular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a3783699-a4aa-42a7-881f-d81b21ff5381/IMG_1004.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery - This was an incredibly delicious Merlot from De La Montanya Vineyard and Winery in Sonoma. De La Montanya has a really, really wide range of fantastic wines. Again, look to the producer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/9d1415d2-27f8-4677-bdac-a32dce33c72e/macphail.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1692368167783-KJHQB1G6LU606BXM0TJK/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Last chance: Top 20 insanely delicious wines from the wine gallery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/hunt-for-trader-joes-wine-shops-state-guide monthly 0.5 2025-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3b0d9f9e-85ed-48b6-9663-4f2cee00eb19/TraderJoeswine.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Join the incredible hunt to find Trader Joe’s wine shops in each state Just what I’ve been looking for! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/ed0a2951-0c8a-4c85-b9e0-f7ced3c1554d/Sample+Trader+Joe%27s+or+No.png Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Join the incredible hunt to find Trader Joe’s wine shops in each state - There is even a printable wine tasting mat called “Trader Joe’s or no!” This is not your Uptight Boring Tasting Mat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1692024663576-4X56F19Y3Y4WQ5YXK161/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Join the incredible hunt to find Trader Joe’s wine shops in each state - Make it stand out As always, have some fun with wine! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/august-new-years-wine-resolution-to-have-fun-with-albarino-wine monthly 0.5 2024-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1690916993489-BDMUS20XKC4HU52H6XHE/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First Ever August New Year’s Resolution for fun with Albarino wine Delicious and refreshing Albariño! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1690827950186-6F9A61IWKBOT64U0I17K/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First Ever August New Year’s Resolution for fun with Albarino wine - Picture yourself here. Albariño goes so well with all things sea side. I’m picturing Marbella. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1690828225203-ARCTQZYTDC7K6OYK4LAI/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First Ever August New Year’s Resolution for fun with Albarino wine - Are vegetables calling out to you with this image? Albariño goes beautifully with salads and veggies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1690828292786-96N9L19BLJ2AF95SE7MS/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First Ever August New Year’s Resolution for fun with Albarino wine - Is shellfish more your thing? Albariño is made for this kind of dish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1690899308145-325JU5OES1S9SWM43FS7/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First Ever August New Year’s Resolution for fun with Albarino wine - It really goes great with Chinese Food. Not the same image as a vacation by the water, but Albariño is a great choice here. Also recommended with other types of Asian cuisine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1690915291599-4GWLHN32NVTCIP8F56U6/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First Ever August New Year’s Resolution for fun with Albarino wine - Make it stand out ENJOY! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/three-more-insanely-good-value-trader-joes-wines-red-blends monthly 0.5 2025-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/acf1849e-39d5-4af4-9fec-b532d2fa31f5/IMG_0480.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three more insanely good value Trader Joe’s wines: Red Blends edition Here are today’s stars! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/b4e055a9-027f-4b43-945e-5bb3e1c87a71/IMG_0477.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three more insanely good value Trader Joe’s wines: Red Blends edition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/376864b9-cacb-4051-9c4a-fb99c7d0f070/IMG_0475.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three more insanely good value Trader Joe’s wines: Red Blends edition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/b65f6857-c7d1-4302-b2af-c4a5efffefb8/IMG_0473.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three more insanely good value Trader Joe’s wines: Red Blends edition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/469dd3df-5791-4f04-82a7-d7a5bc94f322/IMG_0474.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three more insanely good value Trader Joe’s wines: Red Blends edition - Honestly, I just loved what they wrote on the back of the bottle. How can you not want a “downpour of deliciousness from every juicy drop of California terroir?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/309dd2a6-da0f-4ed2-a6ce-d1191debf003/IMG_0485.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Three more insanely good value Trader Joe’s wines: Red Blends edition - Make it stand out Let the wine take you on a fun journey! Enjoy ! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/keep-it-simple-and-inexpensive-when-choosing-wine-for-your-cookout monthly 0.5 2024-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/72b70d21-1a93-4f61-aab3-3d5203cd12c4/IMG_0389.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Keep the wine easy drinking and inexpensive for your next big cookout! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a2683009-e34f-4403-8539-83230d5073d6/menu.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Keep the wine easy drinking and inexpensive for your next big cookout! - Make it stand out The out of control menu for our cookout! Shout out to the family members who helped create it! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/206b756c-1fe6-44d6-a5dc-db7b7a953a32/CITRA.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Keep the wine easy drinking and inexpensive for your next big cookout! - I usually buy a large Citra Montepulciano D’Abruzzo for cookouts. The wine I did buy was fine though. I could have done without the guy at the wine store who questioned, “You want medium bodied?” (It’s the wording and tone he got wrong.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/b0545096-d110-4fea-a79f-73185d7e8a0f/plastic+glasses.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Keep the wine easy drinking and inexpensive for your next big cookout! - For this large group, I chose the Chinet Crystal (yes, they really are called that) glasses on the right. Shout out to Costco. I couldn’t do these parties without you. Use whatever you have though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1689359766314-35CB5TF5N2H9RT772VON/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Keep the wine easy drinking and inexpensive for your next big cookout! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/top-4-things-to-know-about-the-cost-of-wine monthly 0.5 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/ac2a14fd-e7e2-4960-be7b-440cbbf75f6c/winedollarsignblue.png Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 4 things you should know about the cost of your wine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3ea3fe18-9936-4edc-8621-c7943fa758a1/pexels-vineyard+on+a+hill+.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 4 things you should know about the cost of your wine - This is highly valued real estate in wine country. Vineyards on steep sites have better drainage. BUT, it is next to impossible to mechanize vineyard work here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1688677106653-9THF0D3M90AI1CXPG7JZ/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 4 things you should know about the cost of your wine - Oak barrels don’t come cheap. Yep, it adds up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1688760277353-QZ9JTTPGSYG62QVR6S6Z/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 4 things you should know about the cost of your wine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1688760315784-NYDPI4WIZFPYOQFT2GKL/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 4 things you should know about the cost of your wine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/love-pinot-noir-resolution-for-july-new-years-resolution monthly 0.5 2024-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/b68a4718-0145-48cf-88f0-58a76481328b/pinot+post+revision.png Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - July’s Wine New Year’s Resolution is falling in love with Pinot Noir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3ea3fe18-9936-4edc-8621-c7943fa758a1/pexels-vineyard+on+a+hill+.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - July’s Wine New Year’s Resolution is falling in love with Pinot Noir - Vineyards on a hill have better drainage and often have higher prices. Even which side of the hill and when it gets the sun is important. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/4e2c7513-f355-4f32-bee5-babf4853d069/IMG_0314.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - July’s Wine New Year’s Resolution is falling in love with Pinot Noir - Cover the bottles. Put a number on it. Put a number on the matching glass. Taste and Compare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3f20f312-4f72-4aec-b934-119334f3ea3c/IMG_0316.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - July’s Wine New Year’s Resolution is falling in love with Pinot Noir - Find out that one is from California. The other is from Burgundy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/9d1415d2-27f8-4677-bdac-a32dce33c72e/macphail.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - July’s Wine New Year’s Resolution is falling in love with Pinot Noir - Make it stand out Macphail Pinot Noir wines were some of my favorites. Heartbreak when the fires and floods in Sonoma made it impossible to continue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1688151443890-WXAH42S2ZNW9JNEX0K8T/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - July’s Wine New Year’s Resolution is falling in love with Pinot Noir - Make it stand out Cheers to delicious wine wherever you find it!! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/top-10-wine-vocabulary-words-to-know monthly 0.5 2024-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1687468746109-359THI1G3XJTD219BFSB/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 10 things you need to know to have a useful wine vocabulary Cheers to drinking delicious wine! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1687469592504-IQJI8QRHYSLNB489DHD9/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 10 things you need to know to have a useful wine vocabulary - Make it stand out Yep! That’s the idea!! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/two-insanely-good-wines-from-trader-joes-and-get-good-advice-about-wines monthly 0.5 2025-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/669ccbc5-93b9-4b70-8ae5-8af4cf50fb99/image-asset.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two more insanely good value wines from Trader Joe’s and who recommended them Come on in! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/ebcb4086-b997-419e-9ba8-81b55c4958ce/image-asset.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two more insanely good value wines from Trader Joe’s and who recommended them - Even if you can’t buy Trader Joe’s wines, this will not be you with a face pressed against a window. You will not be on the outside looking in at all the fun stuff you are missing and can’t be a part of. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/ccabd665-8c4b-476b-8e98-99328bd5361d/IMG_0068.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two more insanely good value wines from Trader Joe’s and who recommended them - Soave Classico 2021 We were able to buy this for $5.99! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/23eb865f-44ac-452d-89b0-b8071932821c/Sample+Trader+Joe%27s+or+No.png Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two more insanely good value wines from Trader Joe’s and who recommended them - There is even a printable wine tasting mat called “Trader Joe’s or no!” This is not your Uptight Boring Tasting Mat! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/c8388635-30a5-4612-a30d-f2aea25e8c10/IMG_0218.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two more insanely good value wines from Trader Joe’s and who recommended them - Lodole Rosso di Toscana This fantastic Super Tuscan was $7.99. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1686599899221-57ZCIXAM0WL8TT4ZVZ1U/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two more insanely good value wines from Trader Joe’s and who recommended them - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1686599932544-N8COAQGZ6SYOBL5LOQKW/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two more insanely good value wines from Trader Joe’s and who recommended them - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/new-years-wine-resolution-for-june-is-do-not-be-a-lemming monthly 0.5 2024-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/5badf714-8a1f-4088-8c90-764b31ecde6d/lemmings.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - New Year’s June Wine Resolution for Learning 3 best ways how not be a lemming You do not need to be a wine drinking lemming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1685649371767-72VLHO1L0XK7ZZO3QFOC/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - New Year’s June Wine Resolution for Learning 3 best ways how not be a lemming - Make it stand out That’s the idea! Have a successful New Year’s wine resolution! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/happy-anniversary-celebrating-wine-judgment-of-paris monthly 0.5 2024-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1684965212646-AQGLMAXRIRDM53NKHXG3/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Happy Anniversary Celebration of the Judgment of Paris- Wine Edition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1684965616288-NECQSP81GKHOHA7PP3B1/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Happy Anniversary Celebration of the Judgment of Paris- Wine Edition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1676604937075-AX92HC7HJO4Y6515ZG1O/smiley-g9ced2fce5_1920.png Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Happy Anniversary Celebration of the Judgment of Paris- Wine Edition - Make it stand out Cheers! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/rose-wine-is-for-everyone-not-just-for-mothers-day monthly 0.5 2024-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1683902657039-NSKBXXE2ZL9JZ968HONP/image-asset.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Seriously, Rosé wine is for everyone and not just for Mother’s Day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/565446d1-5bda-4594-99c8-6c4a8e42f123/IMG_0179.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Seriously, Rosé wine is for everyone and not just for Mother’s Day! - This is my go-to easy drinking Rosé: La Vielle Ferme from France. I have guests who dislike sweeter wines love this and those who like sweeter wines love this. It seems to work for almost all! It is very reasonably priced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1579f5a9-eb3f-4a3b-8884-41feafbccdb2/IMG_0157.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Seriously, Rosé wine is for everyone and not just for Mother’s Day! - This is another delicious and very reasonably priced wine. It is from Trader Joe’s. You can’t go wrong with this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/eee0cd0b-0736-4672-9e14-be1fd488b3c4/IMG_0202.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Seriously, Rosé wine is for everyone and not just for Mother’s Day! - Bertrand Cotes des Roses is another great choice for a rosé. Not only is the wine delicious, but the bottle itself is beautiful with its rose design and glass cork. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/fun-with-spanish-wine-for-may-new-years-resolution monthly 0.5 2024-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1683203877672-ZR7717K4SMB60J7CGQ4O/unsplash-image-tjkNAG4rYz0.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The only one of its kind May New Year’s Resolution for fun with Spanish wine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1683548501329-9CT8G0KJEBYTMYJKQI9N/unsplash-image-Of6BddUs1C8.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The only one of its kind May New Year’s Resolution for fun with Spanish wine - Paella, anyone? Choose your adventure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1683555688881-KIRARAEPVYSVE5YSRUH6/unsplash-image-it-VGwoQ6XQ.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The only one of its kind May New Year’s Resolution for fun with Spanish wine - Is tapas more your style? Small plates, bread and wine is always a fun adventure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/20f68876-f340-4197-ace3-0713f99d05ed/tempranillo.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The only one of its kind May New Year’s Resolution for fun with Spanish wine - An example of a Tempranillo Crianza. Crianza red wines are aged at least 2 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/06113acc-8b7e-4a73-ae85-a71311d0d5d0/IMG_0081.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The only one of its kind May New Year’s Resolution for fun with Spanish wine - This is 100% Tempranillo and delicious. It is also over 14% alcohol. Drink wisely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1b30a98c-bf08-4d99-a198-8e3685ea2c03/garnacha.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The only one of its kind May New Year’s Resolution for fun with Spanish wine - One of my favorite garnacha wines. This one is from Trader Joe’s and is an incredibly good value! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/7c50b551-2f71-47c0-a55e-cb1eeb10f4e6/verdejo.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The only one of its kind May New Year’s Resolution for fun with Spanish wine - Sometimes Verdejo is in a blend with viura. Another great choice from Trader Joe’s. The Lagranja360 brand also tempranillo, cava, and garnacha wines at really low price points. Try them all on your Spanish adventure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/d7043138-002a-4db9-bb16-a1cf4a18754f/Freixenet.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The only one of its kind May New Year’s Resolution for fun with Spanish wine - Freixent is one of the largest producers of Cava in Spain. This is a good choice for a really reliable Cava. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/five-great-value-red-wines-not-from-trader-joes monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1682524794170-YECB38WTM5XCMBIK6TZ9/unsplash-image-bWAHfy-lQVA.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 great value red wines that are not from Trader Joe’s Let’s pour a delicious red! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/810f6ee7-4f94-4ebe-96c0-aa08ff975a77/IMG_1301+%281%29.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 great value red wines that are not from Trader Joe’s - This is the one! Don’t worry about the year specifically. But if it is quite old, skip it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/68ba3a2e-b4e8-45f1-b4a2-a7af377229bd/IMG_0007.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 great value red wines that are not from Trader Joe’s - Amicone is the way to go with Italian food. Of course, you can have it with anything else as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/5909f866-51f9-4098-82fb-bd9acd3059d4/IMG_1576.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 great value red wines that are not from Trader Joe’s - Amicone is now called Amicale. As you can see, the bottles are almost identical. Still just as delicious! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1c07b322-98bb-4648-98ee-ae0163494360/IMG_0009.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 great value red wines that are not from Trader Joe’s - Cabalié is a delicious wine. The Roman Numerals show the year of the wine. Just in case you forgot what all those numerals stood for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/0b81ac80-9c43-44de-bf18-cb8b3163f8bb/joshedited.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 great value red wines that are not from Trader Joe’s - This is Josh! It’s a great wine when you want a delicious California Cabernet without the high price tag that often comes with it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/090ac545-df1a-4f64-8cb7-c56909b53689/IMG_0131.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 great value red wines that are not from Trader Joe’s - Here’s the wine stained label we still have from the 2009 vintage. The alcohol content was higher then, but delicious always. I have many more wine stained Josh labels through the years. No need for me to show more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/b24a37ab-b9cf-4121-998a-7f9e866a572b/e732af48-43e1-415d-9640-61fbec8a87cf.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 great value red wines that are not from Trader Joe’s - Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages Look for the wine in the French Burgundy section of your wine store. Yep, Beaujolais is in Burgundy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1682617889263-LOYX4E0XXQLN5D9EDY7K/unsplash-image-igJrA98cf4A.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 great value red wines that are not from Trader Joe’s - Make it stand out Exactly! Wine should be fun and add to your life. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/april-new-years-resolution-fun-with-riesling-wines monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1681416776197-AXI78YH38ALVK4H5JU7Z/unsplash-image-6ciLddToTgM.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - April New Year’s Resolution is all about fun with Riesling Wine Cheers to Riesling! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/f3b456a5-e254-4709-ae94-b07df3a49e3e/IMG_0105.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - April New Year’s Resolution is all about fun with Riesling Wine - Many of German’s vineyards are on river banks. With Riesling everyone thinks first of Germany. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1681417752657-2FXJR1BU9WN6P1LSL14B/unsplash-image-igJrA98cf4A.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - April New Year’s Resolution is all about fun with Riesling Wine - Make it stand out YEP! That’s what we are talking about! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/best-guide-to-buy-kosher-wine-when-you-know-nothing monthly 0.5 2025-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1cb9928e-6a9b-411e-b288-ec2995e0aafd/IMG_0088.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it Delicious Kosher wines from California, Israel and Spain. No need to settle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/e88d4a7a-6d25-43c6-ad0a-09b3808f434a/IMG_0077.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - Do you see the circle around the K? That is an example. The P next to it tells you it is Kosher for Passover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a1a9673d-92ba-49cc-bd0c-fb8a2c6058fe/IMG_0084.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - This bottle shows the circle around the U. That counts too. Again, the P states that it is Kosher for Passover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/20936cdb-4929-4c88-bd9a-d5d7ccd36e34/IMG_0078.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - Sometimes it is a small symbol. It’s there though. If you can read Hebrew, it also states the information there. Just saying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/66db7500-095c-46aa-a637-4c0950cdb8e3/IMG_0081.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - You will often find this wine with the other Spanish wines. It may or may not be with the Kosher wines as well. It’s a delicious wine. There is a more expensive version, but I actually prefer this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/182a64fb-4fa3-47b0-a48b-7d5bfe945be6/IMG_0090.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - Baron Herzog are reliable Kosher wines that I have enjoyed. The ones shown here are not particularly expensive. They have a number of different price points, so explore if you wish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/56e951b5-6863-43d4-9175-ac791c06d838/IMG_0087.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - See it there. Under the Kosher for Passover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/18fe2c45-3d4c-444e-8d99-a9ce71218146/IMG_1309.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best guide to buying kosher wine when you really know nothing about it - These are sweet fruit wines. They also come in different flavors. I mix these with Cava and frozen berries. Read about it in my post The Best Wine Drink to Start the Party off right that isn’t Champagne. Just click the title. It’s delicious. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/finding-the-best-red-wine-blends-that-are-not-bordeaux monthly 0.5 2025-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1679418807428-X2I9GIIW67Z4I7UAKYT1/unsplash-image-Mamv9u7OY4M.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - How do I find the best red blend wines that aren’t Bordeaux? Let’s celebrate red blends! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/39b53457-98f7-426e-b83c-30763b30d945/IMG_1486.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - How do I find the best red blend wines that aren’t Bordeaux? - Here are 2 Chianti from Trader Joe’s. The Chianti Classico is $7.99. The Chianti is $5.99. If you investigate at this price point, you can’t go wrong. Spoiler alert: I actually prefer the less expensive one for some reason. Taste is personal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/cc2cc779-2f60-4011-afdc-87d0c8c500fa/IMG_1487.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - How do I find the best red blend wines that aren’t Bordeaux? - This is Northern Rhone. Farming those steep slopes is hard! The wines may be delicious, but that hard work is factored into the price. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/b74dd2f6-5112-4d25-b222-cba0d9dbb5db/IMG_1484.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - How do I find the best red blend wines that aren’t Bordeaux? - These wines are both from Trader Joe’s. It’s right on the label which grapes are in the mix. I actually have a preference. At under $10, check them both out and see if you like one more than the other. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/guide-on-how-to-appreciate-wine-irreverently monthly 0.5 2024-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1678290191300-GDX89I2YEO9YZR53DS2H/unsplash-image-BXs8SjVelKs.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First of its kind guide on how to love and appreciate wine irreverently Let’s drink with hats on! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1678300543135-5RWKWNM7GM10DKI11WGO/unsplash-image-bOrjvtn7aY0.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First of its kind guide on how to love and appreciate wine irreverently - Here we have the pomp. Pomp and circumstance may have its place, sometimes. Looks too serious though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/68411cd8-133a-4ced-beb1-4b19d27a461e/unsplash-image-L9BHtFxyaak.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First of its kind guide on how to love and appreciate wine irreverently - Here’s the color and the irreverence! Let’s toss those caps! Let loose! Have some fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1678305601413-D8XZL85OLH8NGB0BEMTY/unsplash-image-QEpofCLA8wA.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First of its kind guide on how to love and appreciate wine irreverently - Let’s grab a beer relaxed scenario. Have a Bud! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/57e36434-3ff4-4729-a16c-b491f4fd61f6/pexels-%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8C%D1%8F-%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87-5010644.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First of its kind guide on how to love and appreciate wine irreverently - This is your “have a glass of wine” friend. Clearly this image is over the top, but you will not see that image with a bottle or can of beer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1678376709352-UQTU8F2X4CJSZWMR8ET2/unsplash-image-iQwJ8DGUT3U.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First of its kind guide on how to love and appreciate wine irreverently - Can’t you just smell that and want to dive right in? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1678376926217-U9HYAR9Z35EESF2EWISV/unsplash-image-02rhSkQndPw.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First of its kind guide on how to love and appreciate wine irreverently - That looks so refreshing! I hope it smells and tastes as delicious as I hope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1678732867496-L1BJ4PD4HTZVYT9K7KTS/unsplash-image-igJrA98cf4A.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - First of its kind guide on how to love and appreciate wine irreverently - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/march-new-years-resolution-for-wine-is-enjoy-beaujolais monthly 0.5 2024-10-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1677683080576-0PIATJ8ILXBPO1T1H9U7/unsplash-image-aF1NPSnDQLw.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The first of its kind March New Year’s Resolution for Wine Drinking Beaujolais in a Vineyard. Living the dream! Poetic license. This is not a picture of a Burgundy Vineyard, but we can dream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/4459d48c-0471-4e29-8097-f9e86af3e86c/IMG_1441.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The first of its kind March New Year’s Resolution for Wine - When you are expecting this! You are in Burgundy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/4718c5dc-1579-4b2d-824c-e52b9e7aa41c/IMG_1439.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The first of its kind March New Year’s Resolution for Wine - But you see this! You are in Beaujolais. By the way, Georges DuBoeuf was known as the King of Beaujolais. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1677702027888-5L1M64PVAEGBOLXYZC9D/unsplash-image-3YSGBYZMvcs.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The first of its kind March New Year’s Resolution for Wine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1677702359499-YPUK7KQQAJ5I0K22MWZV/unsplash-image-igJrA98cf4A.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The first of its kind March New Year’s Resolution for Wine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/top-five-fun-ways-to-celebrate-global-drink-wine-day monthly 0.5 2024-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1676587440195-XPIEUQT8N7HCMUUANXLB/unsplash-image-aF1NPSnDQLw.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The top 5 fun ways to celebrate Global Drink Wine Day! - Make it stand out Drinking wine in a vineyard is one of the best ways to celebrate this day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/5ba00ebe-b555-4cdd-9555-4e7a0d5d3f31/IMG_1024+%281%29.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The top 5 fun ways to celebrate Global Drink Wine Day! - This is an example of a small wine flight. All the tastes are poured at once and you can keep comparing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/10f6bfb8-01a7-448c-b299-cae6332fcd06/IMG_1021.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The top 5 fun ways to celebrate Global Drink Wine Day! - This wine has a great label and has a delicious wine within. The wine is La Cuadrilla bottled by Stolpman Vineyards. If you can find it, buy it. It has a great back story. A real one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1676604937075-AX92HC7HJO4Y6515ZG1O/smiley-g9ced2fce5_1920.png Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The top 5 fun ways to celebrate Global Drink Wine Day! - Make it stand out GO FOR IT!! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/perfect-choices-for-what-wine-to-drink-when-everyone-else-is-drinking-beer monthly 0.5 2025-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/350b12cc-48db-4d7b-9ec7-99e8336f1188/IMG_1388.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Perfect choices for what wine to drink when everyone else is drinking beer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1676043564817-TYZ5FV8OASOTCO96DKFA/unsplash-image-zZgq0_SqPtU.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Perfect choices for what wine to drink when everyone else is drinking beer - Yep. You are watching this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1676043696715-3O8QNWNN3VF4L3DV2ANJ/unsplash-image-BhwRQr08PcM.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Perfect choices for what wine to drink when everyone else is drinking beer - Or watching this. Maybe a different season, but these days there is a lot of overlap. A lot! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1676214110928-8RMYJNP7R7WQGEIO7CKI/unsplash-image-OTAosz5prns.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Perfect choices for what wine to drink when everyone else is drinking beer - Not this! Not this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/30af4744-dda9-40a3-bec7-74cfc83d22d7/IMG_0966+%281%29.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Perfect choices for what wine to drink when everyone else is drinking beer - THIS! This! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/best-post-dry-january-fun-wine-new-years-resolution monthly 0.5 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1672171132875-VPKFGHF2ZO2DDP7CG6RV/unsplash-image-saw2ahar17s.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Here are the best New Year’s Resolutions for Wine for Dry January Followers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3ea3fe18-9936-4edc-8621-c7943fa758a1/pexels-vineyard+on+a+hill+.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Here are the best New Year’s Resolutions for Wine for Dry January Followers - Vineyards on a hill have better drainage and often have higher prices. Even which side of the hill and when it gets the sun is important. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/fc5050c1-d82b-4ef4-b569-4fe8d81bdd67/IMG_0927.JPG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Here are the best New Year’s Resolutions for Wine for Dry January Followers - As with any real estate it’s LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! In Burgundy, real estate is king! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/6d8f7101-9a52-4aa3-aa19-180c8591519e/IMG_1289+%281%29.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Here are the best New Year’s Resolutions for Wine for Dry January Followers - These are my go to Chardonnays. Kendall Jackson Chardonnay is one of the most popular in the country. Sometimes popular means that people are just lemmings and will follow the crowd. Kendall Jackson is popular for a reason. They are reliably good. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/best-february-new-years-resolution-for-wine-and-champagne monthly 0.5 2025-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1674750806405-CL9VXFMSZ5LOPQDGC3YH/unsplash-image-L3FwT4qMeT0.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The only one of its kind best February New Year’s Resolutions for Wine It is definitely time for Champagne! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1675190439227-TV1WWXJKCFIK0LCNLB4R/unsplash-image-xzKtOI1Cnxo.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The only one of its kind best February New Year’s Resolutions for Wine - Make it stand out Now is the time to toast small achievements! Celebrate them! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/aa28addc-ac84-4e69-8e7f-ef526ce785ef/IMG_1357.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The only one of its kind best February New Year’s Resolutions for Wine - Rosé Veuve Clicquot is delicious! It will always cost more than the Brut version . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/8e7ae07d-5b30-40a2-889b-7ad2d46abb8e/IMG_1359.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The only one of its kind best February New Year’s Resolutions for Wine - Veuve Clicqot yellow label is a reliable favorite of mine. Brut is clearly noted on the label. It will cost less than the rosé. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/60c751ae-519f-4470-a19f-9f557b664488/IMG_1358.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The only one of its kind best February New Year’s Resolutions for Wine - Vintage and non vintage Champagne from Ruinart. The vintage Champagne is $100 more! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1675202266599-CW5RSF82R67X1TEF2ANY/unsplash-image-3YSGBYZMvcs.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The only one of its kind best February New Year’s Resolutions for Wine - Make it stand out The point of this resolution is not as much what champagne you choose to celebrate with, but finding something to celebrate with champagne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1675202544076-VSZDMTZ68HAC3OTDJ76N/unsplash-image-Mqpm2T0ouwQ.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The only one of its kind best February New Year’s Resolutions for Wine - Make it stand out Celebrate this view! It’s better with champagne. Cheers! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/best-wines-to-have-when-everyone-else-is-drinking-beer monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/03dc3bac-0d31-452f-8c9d-30e205e8ce30/IMG_1331.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two great choices to have with spicy food that aren’t beer First in a series of what wine to have when everyone else is drinking beer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/41bf0155-4008-4324-9249-7b19a42b56e6/IMG_1335.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two great choices to have with spicy food that aren’t beer - These are the 2 great choices! Read on for more info. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1674255616952-Q3LRWIZJEIIE3HPL3IMO/unsplash-image-igJrA98cf4A.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Two great choices to have with spicy food that aren’t beer - Make it stand out There you go! That’s what I am talking about! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/best-wine-drink-to-start-the-party-off-right monthly 0.5 2025-04-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/f6a6b5bb-aea7-4c00-98cc-e0c8ef5db286/IMG_1307.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best wine drink to start the party off right that’s not champagne! What will start the party off right? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/9d33e06b-df01-4d71-9e69-7161039f459d/IMG_1309.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best wine drink to start the party off right that’s not champagne! - This is what you are looking for. The wild berry is long gone from our house, but I’ll buy it again as soon as I find it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1673805662021-MJVIUODZ4RBZR61J09J2/unsplash-image-dgiJ0EdpPFM.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best wine drink to start the party off right that’s not champagne! - Make it stand out Start the party the way you want to! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/top-5-best-reasons-to-go-to-the-city-of-santa-barbara monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/46d98d15-a700-4637-ab51-f4aed61ef8fe/IMG_1176.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 best reasons to go to Santa Barbara Wine Country (city version) Beaches and wine! Oh my! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/5d982751-0b9b-40b1-98ad-24a0f40f8427/IMG_1184.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 best reasons to go to Santa Barbara Wine Country (city version) - Of course you can always buy a bottle of wine and drink it on your terrace. That is actually a wine we bought in Paso Robles. A delicious wine made better overlooking the water. Paso doesn’t have views like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/2740f37a-09aa-407c-a626-d16387ae7b55/IMG_1138.JPEG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 best reasons to go to Santa Barbara Wine Country (city version) - Or buy a glass of rosé overlooking the marina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/b9981317-3b38-473d-ad6e-505092375505/IMG_0932.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 best reasons to go to Santa Barbara Wine Country (city version) - Make it stand out This is what is known as the Urban Wine Trail of Santa Barbara. But wait, there’s more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/43f54670-163d-4eb4-8aef-022ebbf419ee/IMG_1148.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 best reasons to go to Santa Barbara Wine Country (city version) - Pushing the grapes down. Unfortunately I didn’t get the picture of when they are dropping the grapes in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/df296e3b-7650-4fc8-8207-1fd56f2c6225/IMG_1152.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 best reasons to go to Santa Barbara Wine Country (city version) - This is what comes out. Not wine yet by a long shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/ef5cb0dd-9175-4d02-9576-eb87f81e6150/IMG_1154.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 best reasons to go to Santa Barbara Wine Country (city version) - This is the next batch that will be put into the crusher and presser. They uncovered it for me so that I could see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/4c6aaba4-255f-4595-8dba-64cbbca67a54/IMG_1153.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 best reasons to go to Santa Barbara Wine Country (city version) - This is where the wine will end up eventually. This was a very compact space but it gave a great overview of the wine making process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/d309835a-4b5f-406d-853f-18a2c0e384b7/IMG_1157.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 best reasons to go to Santa Barbara Wine Country (city version) - This was the area outside for tasting. Totally empty on the day we were there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/664d2d53-639a-482d-933e-c97aac06e773/IMG_1158.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 best reasons to go to Santa Barbara Wine Country (city version) - Inside , however, is where the action is. We did not see any wine being made that day as we did at Jaffors. It is still a working winery and they have wines on tap. Monthly art shows and live music. We will be back for that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/610cf2c5-7f88-4258-b5c7-98ce46b4f051/IMG_1175.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 best reasons to go to Santa Barbara Wine Country (city version) - Toma is extremely popular and right by the marina. It deserves to be this popular! Food was delicious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3dff6eba-d0b3-4fa2-916f-59547f447642/IMG_1167.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Top 5 best reasons to go to Santa Barbara Wine Country (city version) - They let you bring the delicious wine you purchased. For a corkage fee of course. But still a good idea if you want. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/best-fun-new-years-resolution-for-wine monthly 0.5 2026-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1672171132875-VPKFGHF2ZO2DDP7CG6RV/unsplash-image-saw2ahar17s.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Here are the absolutely best New Year’s Resolutions for Wine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/3ea3fe18-9936-4edc-8621-c7943fa758a1/pexels-vineyard+on+a+hill+.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Here are the absolutely best New Year’s Resolutions for Wine - Vineyards on a hill have better drainage and often have higher prices. Even which side of the hill and when it gets the sun is important. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/fc5050c1-d82b-4ef4-b569-4fe8d81bdd67/IMG_0927.JPG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Here are the absolutely best New Year’s Resolutions for Wine - As with any real estate it’s LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! In Burgundy, real estate is king! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/dde80949-2a4a-40f1-9945-ee3e16bba715/Exploring+Chardonnay+Challenge+sample+%28from+Nope+to+Totally+love+it%21%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Here are the absolutely best New Year’s Resolutions for Wine - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/6d8f7101-9a52-4aa3-aa19-180c8591519e/IMG_1289+%281%29.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Here are the absolutely best New Year’s Resolutions for Wine - These are my go to Chardonnays. Kendall Jackson Chardonnay is one of the most popular in the country. Sometimes popular means that people are just lemmings and will follow the crowd. Kendall Jackson is popular for a reason. They are reliably good. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/best-sparkling-wine-to-use-in-a-mimosa-instead-of-champagne monthly 0.5 2025-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/fec800b4-9e1d-4572-88a4-fb58d7ff92ac/pexels170366.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Best sparkling wine to use for a mimosa instead of Champagne. Sparkling wine should always be fun and delicious, but they all don’t belong in a mimosa! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/helpful-advice-for-wine-tasting-anywhere-you-go monthly 0.5 2024-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/5241cd47-2b35-4c75-ba66-d3a0594b75be/Lafite.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Incredibly helpful advice for tasting in wine country or even close to home Even at Chateau Lafite Rothschild there is no need to feel intimidated. The same advice applies. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/best-places-to-go-in-santa-barbara-wine-country monthly 0.5 2024-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/f7d5ee20-360a-4cda-b2ad-ef2586b0d8ad/IMG_1112.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - These are the best places to go in Santa Barbara Wine Country Hanging out in the vineyard of Roblar Winery in Los Olivos in Santa Barbara Wine Country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/4cf87419-056d-4fad-8ad5-bb531ad0bc62/IMG_1263.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - These are the best places to go in Santa Barbara Wine Country - This is the area. This is where you should go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/c0ada439-ea81-4836-ac97-1cfbd50055f9/IMG_1134.JPEG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - These are the best places to go in Santa Barbara Wine Country - Santa Barbara is so beautiful. But there are no vineyards here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a9734aef-58b6-4482-b13b-3f9c33074e60/IMG_0920+%281%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - These are the best places to go in Santa Barbara Wine Country - Make it stand out The incredible amount of choices of tasting rooms in Los Olivos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/d89d3b10-a65c-434a-83f9-99e2391b9985/IMG_1270.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - These are the best places to go in Santa Barbara Wine Country - First stop Tensley Wines The Marsanne and the Syrah were really standouts. The Thompson vineyard produces delicious wines for a number of wineries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/07cb2187-d51f-415d-8bed-4104760060f2/IMG_1265.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - These are the best places to go in Santa Barbara Wine Country - Stolpman wines were delicious. The sangiovese was a standout for me. We drank standing around a bar area. It’s fun that way. It is a great way to meet other wine lovers, and really adds to the experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/396ac80e-ef40-4397-881d-a955b299748d/IMG_1108+%282%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - These are the best places to go in Santa Barbara Wine Country - How can you not love a winery that makes wine called Joy Fantastic? The wines at Holus Bolus were good, too! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/dad9802a-bc26-4c86-8019-bac3e864e443/IMG_1267.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - These are the best places to go in Santa Barbara Wine Country - SAMsARA is definitely worth going to for their red wines (in my opinion.) Very relaxed and informative tasting room, with maps of their vineyards. Just look how small their production is! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/ee084680-979f-4902-bc33-8f7a24816af8/IMG_1128.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - These are the best places to go in Santa Barbara Wine Country - Toretti Wines were great! The 4 wines were put on the bar. Those are what you tasted. Strongly recommended for Pinot Noir lovers. We bought one of the Pinots to take home! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/why-you-should-love-wines-from-trader-joes monthly 0.5 2024-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/294a4e06-77fe-49db-82c9-2cee3f86b11f/IMG_0913.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why you should be in love with wines from Trader Joe’s - Make it stand out When you find a Trader Joe’s with wine near where you are! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/4df4deac-1154-42d4-9d9e-c7f32f988154/IMG_1235.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why you should be in love with wines from Trader Joe’s - Make it stand out Many of the wines we bought were those we had had before. We greeted them like long-lost friends! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/a1caf4b7-c35a-4217-b7bf-644a60a30546/IMG_1246.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why you should be in love with wines from Trader Joe’s - Make it stand out Enjoy! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/why-so-much-love-and-enthusiasm-in-paso-robles monthly 0.5 2024-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667923259867-GWZWRU24Z6Q1R3T6CRL9/IMG_0214+%281%29.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - How can you not love the concept of this? What’s not to love? This is from Niner Vineyards in Paso Robles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667923409663-CGM0L3JYO1AR3EG7ZT5F/IMG_0897.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - Make it stand out This is an example of how wine enthusiasts will suggest where to go. The orange highlights and the writing are from separate individuals who wanted to share where we would find the best or most delicious or prettiest wineries around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667928303762-DU8YEM0M09I4UKLX3OBN/IMG_1227.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - In Paso, sometimes there are tasting rooms at the vineyard, and another one in Downtown Paso. Unfortunately, some of the downtown tasting rooms have limited hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667935423709-WW1AKUYYWC2NVZF49Q60/IMG_1048.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - Tablas Creek is known for their Rhone Style Wines. It was a lovely place to sit, and enjoy a tasting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667935976782-LGXL8S8GQZ5UOP0Z6YZB/IMG_1207.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - You can have a choice of 3 flights for a tasting. Classic (red and white), red only, and white only are offered. Many of these wines would benefit having them with food. Just a suggestion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667936726280-JUSI72BY9COX4Y0C5MHC/IMG_1050.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - The wine was really good, and we had a fun time here. But wait, there’s more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667936901112-TEHJX4LK2BJU92YI9AW0/IMG_1228.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - The gentleman who poured the wine for us gave us other suggestions for wine tasting. As you can see, many weren’t even listed on the map. He was also the wine enthusiast who helped highlight my other map. This is one of the many reasons I love wine country! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667937645743-2TEOBDRYD7FY19VZBBWB/IMG_1054.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - Tobin James has a Wild West feel to it. Tobin James has a Wild West feel about it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667938145480-RNU9GMGMKFQY0L3HYV4E/IMG_1052.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - Make it stand out You can choose from any of these wines to taste. You have an hour to do so. Many people suggested we flip over the list to taste the reserve wines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667938183636-R9011RGUIO7AAX3TXCCQ/IMG_1051.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - Make it stand out We loved the name of Chateau Le Cacheflo! They do not take themselves too seriously. The wine was good too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1668007909108-JQHTBX2QKNTWQNCKIV01/IMG_1055.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - View of Eberle from the tasting terrace. You can also have a cave tour! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1668009454993-BY7L8XK88E6ZY8BMKA17/IMG_1231.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - WE DID! I am very particular which winery wine clubs I join. I have to really love them to commit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1668007999214-ZPRKE4OW2F3NBYUXUZCF/IMG_0918.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - All the wines we tasted were so delicious joining was the thing to do. The wines at the Eberle tasting were all so good, we joined the club!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1668008830728-MI7QRC8DXDMEJ7QWSEVJ/IMG_1057.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1668008898174-T9W4L6LDTGB02K1SHGX4/IMG_1059.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1668010506868-LS845DJ2KT9QSBAMS3SF/IMG_1058.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - We really enjoyed the wines, but do we really need all the wine notes? Some of the descriptions didn’t reflect how delicious the wines were. We found out they don’t deliver to New York at all. Interstate liquor and wine rules are mind boggling! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1668011570648-LH06GJWVLLYNU0S3L182/IMG_1232.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1668011711901-G9A7YXM6657B3B6XKLOH/IMG_1068.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1668012683104-5OE7Z84P1RPS76SDP4OR/IMG_1072.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1668012875964-OYKNK5Q4LSTB4V9NKYVV/IMG_0881.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1668013938496-WNLD7V7NI2DV1S9S0LVO/IMG_1233.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - A great downtown tasting room! This was the only downtown tasting room we made time for. When the vineyards and wineries are so much fun, its hard to break away for in town tastings. This was worth it. We had a great time, with delicious wine and fun people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1668015025158-VLKJCOF4WXMJ27433EJ0/IMG_1080.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Why so much love and enthusiasm for Paso Robles? - There was a lot to see and taste. We could have easily spent the day here if we only had more time. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/planning-for-fun-and-wine-in-paso-robles monthly 0.5 2024-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667246571583-5S364Q9WMG57RT7LIB79/IMG_1042+%281%29.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Planning for Fun Times and Delicious Wines in Paso Robles Lunch alongside the Vineyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667246781130-EFLIFOHRRIXIWS63DOBX/IMG_0908.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Planning for Fun Times and Delicious Wines in Paso Robles - With planning the trip I had more maps than I knew what to do with! Spoiler alert: wineries pay to be on some maps. The ones who don’t aren’t listed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667247077691-3970YZQL9AROKC2XW5VP/IMG_0904.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Planning for Fun Times and Delicious Wines in Paso Robles - I relied on one basic map, the kind that I now know all the wineries aren’t on. I wanted to get an idea of basic distances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667250650304-V3HO4RJHY1T8FSNQY4N8/IMG_0897.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Planning for Fun Times and Delicious Wines in Paso Robles - Make it stand out See if you can find Justin way west on this map. The one where I didn’t take into account the roads. Much of the writing on this map is from a helpful experienced Paso visitor, who made so many wonderful suggestions. I will discuss them on another post. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667253715044-0AM73K26ERPV50KEDW07/IMG_1213.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Planning for Fun Times and Delicious Wines in Paso Robles - We shared the chicken sandwich, and the not to be missed truffle fries were substituted for the regular! There is more of a variety for food on Thursday through Sunday. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667256818411-SNZDV8P9TST74UKIDEOT/IMG_0905.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Planning for Fun Times and Delicious Wines in Paso Robles - We shared the premium flight. I’ll explain more below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1667259637299-Q8HHN140GN8ALD91VNH2/IMG_1047+%281%29.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Planning for Fun Times and Delicious Wines in Paso Robles - Make it stand out More advice, suggestions and experiences from Wine Country in the next post. For all posts about Paso Robles, click on the tag below. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/travel-wine-country-malibu monthly 0.5 2024-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1665892084622-EM2GNKPK9Y8ESGTTI5UC/IMG_0189.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Wine Country Visits, when traffic intrudes The beauty to be found in Wine Country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1665894738498-FMFUMDYWB9A4049WFR22/unsplash-image-Xbh_OGLRfUM.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Wine Country Visits, when traffic intrudes - Maybe not LA, but you get the picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1665895346194-6SQZCXI2O9O40QHE9DQN/IMG_1024.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Wine Country Visits, when traffic intrudes - One of the tasting options at Cornell One of the options for tasting at Cornell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1665895697269-YAQOI3WLPAZURXU4C1IW/IMG_1028.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Wine Country Visits, when traffic intrudes - A small sampling of what they have. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1665895812050-GJSUON13S9QNEPT66WXF/IMG_1027.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Wine Country Visits, when traffic intrudes - But wait, there’s more. Even more than I’m showing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1665896375648-LB512T7MFKY55S8L9YQE/IMG_1037.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Wine Country Visits, when traffic intrudes - This picture doesn’t actually do it justice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1665896503357-YEQ0UG4OCUKR6L92DVBV/IMG_1039.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Wine Country Visits, when traffic intrudes - Maybe this view will help. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/wine-country-road-travels-california monthly 0.5 2024-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1664540788012-4GQ3GXJX49QCVYVGIHT9/IMG_1008+%281%29.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - On the Road in Wine Country- Let’s Talk So many wineries, not enough time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1665340935078-FPH6UZQDWP73A3KIDGCT/IMG_1030.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - On the Road in Wine Country- Let’s Talk - From Cornell Winery and Tasting Room They must feel the same way! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1664575638271-PV56AF10P36KCVIDBFIP/IMG_1009.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - On the Road in Wine Country- Let’s Talk - Yep, there is an overwhelming amount of wineries everywhere we are going. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1665246113153-KQWFTJVM34PUI2MPLSS5/IMG_1018.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - On the Road in Wine Country- Let’s Talk - It is as if you are shopping from every aisle in the wine store! The choice of wine styles in Paso Robles is incredible. It’s as if you are shopping from every aisle in the wine store! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1665254163629-B2PPX6Q9SXGR8PBMNG49/IMG_0873.JPG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - On the Road in Wine Country- Let’s Talk Seriously, this looks essential! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/lets-talk-about-planning-a-trip-to-winecountry monthly 0.5 2024-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1663538910402-SRALXICD23VSNGCMZT4Z/IMG_0412.JPG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The best advice for planning great times in Wine Country! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1664391818719-DCI4TYUQA04AYRHHYEL6/IMG_0994.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The best advice for planning great times in Wine Country! - From one of our trips to Sonoma. From one of our trips to Sonoma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1664394849686-5VPPJZAVVKFKH5Z51OFI/IMG_0413.JPG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The best advice for planning great times in Wine Country! - Rockpile Vineyard in Sonoma. Rockpile Vineyard in Sonoma. It is not easy to get to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1664394132398-XOC8UTYJJUGI2UG0NGQ8/IMG_0859.JPG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The best advice for planning great times in Wine Country! - Make it stand out This is the dream! Eating in the vineyard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1664395635803-IHFG28AMV5FWUSAAD8HU/IMG_0995.jpeg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - The best advice for planning great times in Wine Country! - Remember when I said, wait there’s more. This is some more. There is even more, but you get the point. https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/lets-talk-about-wine-education monthly 0.5 2025-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/dc3d0644-e989-4378-9259-6dfe85bcab42/Formal+Wine+Education+101.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Formal Wine Education 101: Let’s Talk About it Now! This looks serious. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1664298926331-TB2I2TL5RRZ9DT8PLMY6/Deductive-Tasting-Grid-Dec-2016+%281%29.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Formal Wine Education 101: Let’s Talk About it Now! - Make it stand out This is serious level blind wine tasting. This is not a current picture, but I doubt it has changed much. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1664246567187-1ZVTWPRCXJV2X46A8QCN/IMG_0826.JPEG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Formal Wine Education 101: Let’s Talk About it Now! - Some of my study material for the final exam! Some of my study material for the final exam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1664247823695-4IY30POK69JQWNN5C4MR/IMG_0828.JPEG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Formal Wine Education 101: Let’s Talk About it Now! - And the maps! And the maps! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1664244990555-DHA0TI1KCHCKZ5J4IEEE/IMG_0843.PNG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Formal Wine Education 101: Let’s Talk About it Now! - This is how you analyze wines at WSET Level 3. More specific than Level 2. This is how you analyze wines at Level 3, where you must analyze 2 wines as part of the final exam. Some people are gifted at this. It is amazing to see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1743705668430-Y16AV6XLT3Y1RKERQV80/unsplash-image-igJrA98cf4A.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Formal Wine Education 101: Let’s Talk About it Now! - Make it stand out EXACTLY!! https://www.winetalkwithellen.com/blog/lets-talk-about-drinking-wine monthly 0.5 2025-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1722350558609-GKKFFGFBPRPRSKS9Q4AJ/unsplash-image-udj2tD3WKsY.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let’s talk about why Drinking wine should be fun and not so serious! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1662926639178-ZE1WOK2MCNL764YSLGPS/unsplash-image-f6Wpz1QPFZI.jpg Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let’s talk about why Drinking wine should be fun and not so serious! - Wine can pair with anything. Not just cheese. Wine and anything can make a day better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1664465403569-0BFRU6SNB4TBV2YXQDED/IMG_0664.JPG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let’s talk about why Drinking wine should be fun and not so serious! - This is an example of a really expensive wine. Yes, this is Chateau Lafite Rothschild. Is it worth the high price? It depends who you are asking. This was a tease. Incredibly exciting being there regardless. This is an example of a really expensive wine. Yes, I was at Chateau. Lafite Rothschild. Is it worth the high price? It depends who you are asking. This was a tease. We will discuss price more as we go along. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630f8eec4a39907cb9a84ffc/1663341346245-O0WJHLL9706DOY1VKBB6/IMG_0829.JPG Wine Talk with Ellen Blog - Let’s talk about why Drinking wine should be fun and not so serious! - Make it stand out THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT! 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