Drinking Wine from the Barrel

I just found this great option for serving wine at your party - perfect for upcoming Halloween parties or the holidays!
Here is a min barrel of Red truck wine - equal to 4 bottles of wine and it lasts 6 weeks after opening. So if you don't drink it all don't worry! and only $30!


an added plus - its eco friendly!

Chance to Win Brides.com wedding planning session

Visit www.mirassou.com/sayido to enter the “I Do with Mirassou” contest from Mirassou Winery. The Grand Prize winner will receive $10,000, plus the opportunity of a lifetime to meet with a Brides.com editor for a personalized wedding planning session – including budget-saving tips. This year the Grand Prize Winner will also receive eight elegant place settings of Reed & Barton dinnerware, flatware and crystal.

Just go to the Mirassou website - fill out your info and you are entered. Must enter before June 19th.

Contest with Mirassou Wines

Mirassou, America's oldest winemaking family, wants to make your celebration shine. Enter the "I Do with Mirassou" contest for a chance to win $10,000, plus an "I Do with Mirassou Dream Wedding Planning Day" with Brides.com Senior Editor Anna Pezik.

The prize includes hotel and roundtrip airfare to New York City for two days and one night, during which time the winner will meet with Senior Editor Anna Pezik for a one-day consultation about the winner's wedding. Ms. Pezik will showcase the very latest bridal trends and offer personalized suggestions for the winner's wedding. What a way to begin planning your big day!

Simply answer the questions in the link, tell us in 250 words or less how you envision your Dream Wedding and submit a digital photograph of you and your fiancè.

Contest Ends May 30th.
Good Luck

How to...on Wine Part 2

I know that when most of us go into a restaurant we aren't exactly sure how to order wine and then exactly how to enjoy it.

Here are some tips.
-Look over the food and wine menus, ask your dinner partners to give their preferences. Some may be ordering fish and others beef and you might need a red and a white.
-Seek the advice of your waiter or sommelier.
-Express your desires, don't be afraid or mention your price range and that you don't really like Merlot for example.
-Be open to suggestions and trust your own taste.
-When the bottle arrives check the label to make sure the correct bottle was delivered.
-When the waiter or sommelier pours you a bit, smell it then taste it. The surest indicators of freshness is the aroma and taste. If you detect musty, sour or wet towel scent the wine is bad.
-If the bottle is empty and everyone is still eating ask your friends if they would like another glass, don't ask if they want more (more implies they may have had too much).

Enjoy!

How to...on Wine

How to pour wine like a professional

1-Use a basic screw pull, it works best.

2-Twist the length of the corkscrew through the center of the cork.

3-Attach metal edge to lip of bottle. Pull out cork in one motion.

4-Hold the bottle in your right hand close to the base, and make sure not to cover the label. Pour a small amount to taste first. To prevent the wine from dripping, turn the bottle clockwise as you finish pouring.

5-Fill glasses quarter to a third of the way, less for red and more for white. This will allow the wine's aromas to open up and you can fully appreciate the flavors.