Cool Down with a glass of....

It's summer time! With all the backyard barbeques and beachside picnics, don't forget to bring something to cool you down. Here's a quick and easy recipe for a refreshing Pomegranate Spritzer!

3/4 part Pomegranate Zinfandel
1/4 part Club Soda or Lemon-Lime soda
Ice Cubes

Fill a glass with ice cubes, then fill 3/4 with the Pom Zin and top up the rest of the way with Club Soda.

Garnish with a few pomegranate seeds and a wedge of lemon. Enjoy!

"Wine experts are of two kinds, gastronomic and intellectual, distinguishable according to whether, on the sight of a bottle they reach for their glass or their glasses."

~~ Thomas McKeown

We know we're definitely the gastronomic type. ;) How about you?

Happy 4th of July!

Hope everyone had a great beach-bbq picnic weekend. Mahalo to all who attended our complimentary wine tasting last Wednesday and picked up bottles for your barbeque! Hope everything was deeeelish!!!

For those of you that missed out, here's what we poured that day, as well as some food pairing suggestions... perfect for any barbeque party:

Italian Pinot Grigio - Dry, crisp, almond, lemon-lime, bright citrus
Great with salty seafood, mac salad, fried calamari, grilled mahi, poke - anykine

Pacific Chardonnay - Buttery, oaky, vanilla
Great with bbq chicken, grilled fish, hot dogs, fried chicken, chili, roasted corn/grilled veggie skewers

South African Pinotage - Red cherry, gamey, peppery
Great with pepper crusted steak, kalbi beef, hamburger, hot dog, veggie burger w/fixings

AU Cabernet Sauvignon - Smooth, easy, medium, dry fruit red
Great with steak - dry rubbed, short ribs, chili, roasted corn, kalua pig

Corvina - Dried fruit, raisins, dark and full-bodied
Great with bbq steak, kalbi beef, baked beans, grilled portabello mushroom burger, teriyaki everything

Pomegranate Zinfandel - Juicy, berries, refreshing
Great with fresh fruit, somethin' spicy, Korean style fried chicken, strawberry shortcake with vanilla ice cream

Hope this handy-dandy guide helps! Let us know what you think of the pairings -- did they work? Any other suggestions?

Happy grilling!

Wine and Chocolate part 2!

About two weeks ago, we featured Melanie Boudar of Sweet Paradise Chocolatier at our Wine & Chocolate event. We brought in 5 of her chocolates, as well as her self to educate our guests about the chocolate making process and her style of chocolate making. Everyone had stellar wine to pair with the chocolates. Check out some of the photos from the event below!

chocolates lined up and ready to go!

the winemaker and the chocolatier

Ms. Boudar giving her speech

Oooh the chocolates were sooo good.

Cacao pods and beans

Melanie answering some burning chocolate questions

What's next on our plate? We've got a Limiteds tasting coming up on Tuesday, June 9! Call us if you wanna sign up! Seats are filling up fast!

WELCOME BACK MELISSA!

We are extremely happy to have Melissa back to the WTX ohana! Melissa was gone for over 3 months studying at the Professional Culinary Institute in CA, and has returned as a CERTIFIED SOMMELIER! Wine the Experience hosted a "Wines of the World" tasting 2 weeks ago taught by Mel to another packed house. Pics will be up soon.

Most of you who've stopped by have undoubtedly seen her, but for the others, feel free to drop by and say hi anytime!

We are gearing up for a Fun Fun Fun trivia night event some time next week, filled with wine facts, wine prizes, and wine to drink, of course.

Stay posted!

Indian Fever!

We hosted our Taste of India event last week Tuesday to a full house! Everyone enjoyed tasty samples of samosas, curries, and chutneys (among many other yummy stuff) from India Cafe creatively paired with wines from yours truly. Check out some photos from the event:

What's on the menu tonight??

Spices from the east.

Happy wine tasters.

Mmmm... Samosas...

Jiva giving everyone a little education on the tastes of India.

We've got more photos of the night -- head on over to our Facebook page!

Did you know...

Chemists have identified over 250 compounds in wine, making it more complex than blood serum.

There are approximately 49 million bubbles in an average bottle of sparkling wine, but an estimated 250 million bubbles in a bottle of Champagne.

The Speyer Museum in central Germany contains the oldest bottle of wine in the world, dating back to about 300 A. D.

Grape skin is the major source of wine’s color, flavor, and tannin. Small grapes such as Pinot Noir produce the most concentrated, flavorful wines.


A little trivia for you to impress your friends with.

We've been busy here (as always!) gearing up for our Taste of India event next week as well as parties and tastings as usual. Our newest limited varietals are almost ready for tasting, and we're particularly excited about that as well! Drop by if you'd like a sample. You know where we are. ;)