Try Some Holiday Cheer!

Enjoyed this pretty party drink for the first time last night, at a Hiram College reception. Simple and delicious, this lovely light drink is sure to be a hit at your next holiday party.
Mix 1 part cranberry juice and 2 parts champagne, toss in a maraschino cherry and you have this tasty and sparkly drink called "Holiday Cheer". Try it! It's sure to be a seasonal favorite with all your friends. Holiday Cheer, it's simply delicious!

2010 Requires a Toast!

Doesn't everyone love champagne?  Why do we wait for New Year's Eve and other very special occasions  to drink it then?  John Maynard Keynes, the father of modern economics said, "my only regret in life is that I did not drink more champagne".   I agree - don't leave this life with any regrets, at least as they relate to champagne.  Drink more champagne.  It's good during the day!  It's good at night.  Whether it's toasting in a New Year, a new family member, a wedding, a graduation or celebrating a big win or a small victory, choose the best moments to share a wonderful wine with friends and family.  Yes, I drank some champagne this weekend, as I'm sure many of you did.  (Happy New Year!)  And I'm already planning my next champagne toast - it will be sometime in February, hopefully on the sands of a beach in Cancun.  And I predict it will be the always yummy Piper Heideseck.

Until then, remember what Mark Twain said, "Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right."

Champagne Tastes, Caviar Dreams

Yes, Halloween is just behind us.  And Thanksgiving is just ahead of us.  And if you visit any store today, you'd think Christmas was a week or two away, with the non-stop "holiday" music, the red, the gold, the green.  Even Santa arrived this weekend.   It's all too much, too soon.  CLINK, CRASH, BOOM.... that's the sound of the old year ending and the new year beginning. 

"Gentlemen, in the little moment that remains to us between the crisis and the catastrophpe, we may as well drink a glass of Champagne."  Paul Claudel