Miami has two seasons – hot and hotter – so Rosé is the best drink of choice. Every now and then, I like to mix it up with some bubbles, so I tried Pere Ventura Tresor Brut Rosé Sparkling Cava for a festive New Year’s brunch. Pere Ventura’s wine producing vocation is rooted in a…
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Oyster Bay, Hey Hey
Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand is my jam, so I’m always up for trying new bottles. This week, the 2017 Oyster Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc was on sale for $11.30 (as opposed to $13.30) at Publix, and it’s award-winning, so I decided to try it. The winemaker captures the vibrant fruit flavors of the wine…
Lady Bugs and Wine
Anyone who knows me knows I love gardening, everything from planting seeds to nurturing my green babies to their full potential, so it hurts when things don’t go as planned. Once while tending to my vegetables, I found white flies harassing my peppers. One by one, each plant wilted away and died from the unforgiving…
A Taste of France in Downtown Miami
Nothing cures a long work day like a glass of wine. After an afternoon of back-to-back meetings, with the last one being off-site, a colleague and I decided to take a mini Parisian break at a quaint French bistro in downtown Miami called Butterfly Ball. The server gave us a warm welcome (not very French…
White Haven and Lobsta Dinner
My favorite thing about being a Miamian is the proximity to the ocean. I hate using the term “salt life”, but I live it (my non-mantra mantra). When I’m not at work, I’m paddle boarding in Biscayne Bay, sunning on a beach, or snorkeling in the ocean. I was born and raised as a water…