Welcome to Betty's Wine Musings, where you'll get fabulous wine tasting tips and wine tasting notes, discover personalized wines, and more! Whether you are a wine veteran or just getting started, there’s always something more to explore about the wonderful world of wine.
I hope your holiday season is off to a great start. I know it can be a little overwhelming to think about January activities while the holidays are underway. But I want to encourage you to seriously think about scheduling a January wine tasting with me. It’s the perfect way to kick off 2019. [Read more…]
In this fast-paced world where we are often eating and drinking on the run, slowing down to savor a delicious glass of wine is truly a gift. To get the most out of the wine-tasting experience, take your time, involve all your senses, and follow these wine tasting steps. [Read more…]
December is the best month of the year! Right? Well yes, sometimes. But sometimes the busyness of December can get the best of us. Do you have all of your social engagements planned? Are you happy about them? Are you going to be able to see your favorite people? Have you figured out who’s staying with you or who you’re staying with? Do you have the right gifts for everybody? Do you have any days to yourself? The list of questions goes on and on and on. Given all of these questions, here’s the most important question: How the heck do you have a happy December? Even better, how the heck do you have a WINEderful December? [Read more…]
Let’s get started on the right foot by saying that enjoying wine does not require expertise. The wine industry has done a disservice to itself by making us believe that we’re not worthy of enjoying wine if we don’t know very much.
At my wine tastings, I often have people say to me, “I don’t know anything about wine. I just know what I like.” My response to these people is, “Then you know the most important thing.” [Read more…]
As a wine consultant with WineShop At Home, I lead wine tastings in people’s homes where I introduce people to WineShop At Home’s wines and give them the opportunity to try before they buy. My tasting host today is a sweet wine lover. So I did a sweet wine tasting, featuring six of our sweetest wines:
