Oooooo, fall — one of our favorite seasons! Grab your cashmere + don’t forget your glass of PINOT — aren’t these two just the perfect fall pairing? Check in with my latest ‘Fifty Shades of Pinot’ segment on The Jason Show + learn more about this beautiful thin skinned grapes, its many shades, pairings, styles… Continue
How’s the 2021 vintage for MN coming along? Check out my latest segment with The Garden Guy, Dale K, and the Fox 9 Team as ‘crush’ our way through a barrel of Frontenac Noir grapes while recapping MN’s summer wine growing season!
My goodness, if you missed this week’s Jason Show segment featuring my list of the MN State Fair’s BEST WINE BASED DRINKS — you’re about to get a good chuckle! Jason + I always have an amazing time at the fair, but this year…well, you tell me who had a better time in this segment.… Continue
Love sparkling wines like we do? I was absolutely up for the task chatting up one of my favorite styles of wine when Jason + the team at The Jason Show asked for a segment hi-lighting all things SPARKLING WINE this week on Fox 9. From styles, glassware, vintage/non vintage speak, grapes + pairings —… Continue
This past week, I spent a bit of down time heading back to my old state of Oregon. The main purpose was to see a few wineries in the Willamette, but also to just get away + relax. Summertime is a hard season to leave Minnesota, as we all live for the warmth + sunshine… Continue
Just when you think summer can’t get any better — we’re here to tell you, it can! Keep your summer sizzlin’ with a few wine entertaining tips that’ll keep your entertaining life easy + breezy, while capturing all the flavors of summer. Straight from our one + only, SOMM, Leslee shares 4 simple tricks with… Continue
This is our new blog feature, Women In Wine! Once a month, we’ll profile a badass woman in the wind industry and ask her how she makes it all happen. Enjoy! MEET: NIKKI ERPELDING OF VINEYARD BRANDS and VINE LAB WINE + SPIRITS ACADEMY What brought you to the wine industry? The hospitality sector.… Continue
Looking to create a super unique PAIRING gift for Mom on her special day? This week on Fox 9’s The Jason Show — I pair the actual aromatics of a variety of popular florals to a handful of grape varietals, regions + wine styles. I LOVED this task! Not an easy one, but so very… Continue
Who doesn’t love a good BRUNCH? From chicken + waffles, avocado toast, eggs in every form, pancakes, crêpes to yogurt + granola — we’ve got you covered for every course. I’m not only recommending a delicious Italian FIZZ, but some delicious NON ALCOHOLIC wine sips and a fun little spruced up springtime punch for enjoying!… Continue
Of course we could not be more proud to celebrate our band of sisterhood amidst the month of March with Women’s History Month. From the women who paved the way before us when it came to our professions, dreams + rights to the women who continue to inspire us to grow + believe in ourselves,… Continue
I loved this recent interview with Ms. Natalie Ryder of Minnesota Monthly chatting about the pandemic + how it’s changed the way we all drink and learn wine. A great conversation as to how I see wine drinking amidst the pandemic, where I’ve taken it + how it’s changed my past year in the industry. … Continue
Caught up in words + statements like GREEN, CLEAN, NATURAL, SUGAR FREE + ORGANIC? I start to break this down in my latest Jason Show segment chatting to GREEN WINES. Take a Peek! Want to dive deeper on the subject + learn more about what makes wine healthy? Join me at 7pm CST on… Continue