Wondering Through the World of Wine

  I love Halloween. The whole spooky season. Ghosts, goblins, ghouls, and goodies, I can’t get enough of it. Come mid-September every year, my husband and I pull out the Halloween decorations and start to plot out all the ways in which we will enjoy this most haunting time of year.               A few months back, in preparation for some incredibly long flights, I had combed through the archives of a podcast I listen to, downloading myself a nice entertainment library. While doing this, I discovered an episode from last October on Halloween candy and wine pairing. During my time at Blue Mountain Vineyards, one of my favorite events I developed was an evening of Halloween candy and wine pairing. It had always intrigued me what pairings we would end up finding using our wines and traditional trick-or-treat goodies, so I was excited to see what tasty treasures the podcaster discovered. I tucked the episode away and exc...

  We live in a world of misconceptions. Lies, mistruths, words taken out of context; we are bombarded every day with these falsities. Many of us have the common sense to research and get the whole story before taking something at face value. This is something I personally strive for, but every once in a while, I misstep. A recent excursion humbled me and reminded me to not form a bias without all the facts.               My husband and I enjoy taking a yearly trip. He was kind enough to agree to a shorter, closer to home adventure for this year’s travels, as the epic voyage my mom and I took to Scotland and Ireland this summer was my primary focus. When planning on a place to go, we look for somewhere that is not a large city, has some fun shopping, preferably with antique stores, boasts a weird or unique experience, and an extra bonus is a winery nearby. Strangely enough, these trip requirements led us to North Pla...