August 2025 – What's in that Bottle?
1 post published by lizbarrett during August 2025| What's in that Bottle?
1 post published by lizbarrett during August 2025| What's in that Bottle?
I recently made my first trip to Ireland and my top take-away: it is one of the drinkiest countries I have ever visited. I mean, I’ve been around the block, but no country has the trifecta of…| What's in that Bottle?
I was recently invited to participate in a group bid for a major wine auction. The condition: each person had to be willing to spend $200 per bottle. My response: “I’m out.” It makes me mad that Screaming Eagle Winery decided to slap a ridiculous price tag on their Cabernet (I see 2021 bottles on […]| What's in that Bottle?
June 4 is National Cheese Day and I’ve got some fun and delicious ideas for celebrating! Plus: I’ll be on WGN-TV’s “Daytime Chicago” on June 4 to showcase my trifecta …| What's in that Bottle?
I love to read. And – shocker – I love to drink wine! So I decided to do a mash-up of some of my favorite books paired with some excellent wines! Bonus: it’s still Women’s H…| What's in that Bottle?
It’s March, and that means Women History Month! As a woman in wine myself, I love supporting other women in the industry, and this month have three amazing wines to share, all made by women! …| What's in that Bottle?
Recently I participated in a webinar with Chilean wine journalist Joaquin Hidalgo to learn about the famous Humboldt Current that sweeps up the Pacific coast of Chile . Those who study wine (like m…| What's in that Bottle?
Luxury is relative, right? There are expensive cars, watches, handbags – things that cost positively ridiculous amounts of money, and are really more of a status play than a quality play. Oh,…| What's in that Bottle?
Plenty of people know about Tannat from Uruguay – the bold red wine known for hefty tannins – a great steak wine. (There are actually more cows than people in Uruguay!) But I just learned about Uruguay WHITE wines and guess what? They are freaking amazing! During a Zoom class with Josh Greene, publisher of […]| What's in that Bottle?
Labor Day Weekend is one of my favorites of the summer – mostly because it actually IS a holiday weekend, instead of a rando 4th of July on a Tuesday! As you get ready to chill out, check out…| What's in that Bottle?
For my third trip to Portugal in four years, my friend Kelly and I decided to rent a car and head north to three Portuguese wine regions: Bairrada, The Douro and Dão. Except guess what – we a…| What's in that Bottle?
It’s here! #MerlotMe once again has me melting for one of my fave wines – Merlot! Merlot took a beating back in 2004 after that movie “Sideways” came out, after Paul Giamatt…| What's in that Bottle?
