Would you rather live with someone who was a perpetual optimist (a Pollyanna)… Or someone who’s a realist with an eye for micro details that can turn complaints onto an art form? (Looks at self in the mirror and raises hand for the latter.) Lately, I’ve been in a weird sort of headspace… On the one hand, I’m uber grateful… View Post
I’m not sure if you know this… But I’m bougie as hell. The urban dictionary defines it as, “Adjective meaning extravagant, often to the point of snobbery. Usually used about the conspicuous consumption of the urban upper-middle class.” Example: “What kind of chips are those?” “Organic Parmesan Truffle Oregano with Hand Pressed Olive Oil, they’re five dollars a bag.” “Man, those are bougie chips.”… View Post
When I was younger, the idea of having separate glasses for wine was absurd. My multicultural wine-loving family always used old school bubble-shaped wine glasses that were squat and fit neatly in our tiny kitchen cabinets. Or we would even use short glass tumblers, aka rocks glasses. After all, we weren’t French for crying out loud. In our household you… View Post
When I was little, my mother would swear when she got upset, and I don’t mean “Gosh darn,” or “Oh Sugar.” Her swear of choice was “Goddammit!” She bellowed it fabulously. It was usually the answer to any request or question. “Mom, can I get a new pair of sandals for summer?” “Goddammit! What happened to those jellies that I… View Post
Oh, where do we begin? The simple rule is the fattier the steak, the more of a robust in your face wine you want to drink with it. For the best wine pairings for steak you want to bust out your most prominent red wines with lots of barrel aging, some smokiness, and tannins. The Best Wine Pairings For Steak:… View Post
There aren’t many icons as outrageously beautiful and stylish, like Dame Elizabeth Taylor. Oh, yes. She’s a Dame. The British-born star was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2000 in recognition of her massive influence. Her career spanned six decades, and those violet eyes captivated a generation of Don Drapers’. She remains, without a doubt,… View Post
Are you in the mood for something light, a little demi-sec, and a bit frizzante? Now, I can hear you saying, “What exactly are you talking about, Alexandra?” I’ll tell you… Do you know when you’re hanging out on the weekend and looking for a smooth, sippable wine? You want a multitasker wine. A wine that you can drink all… View Post