This time of year there is usually no shortage of information on the subject of White Wines – market conditions, production and distribution problems, the quality of this year’s releases, etc. You get the idea. There is one category that never seems to change: how the top five or six wines finish in terms of sales and volume of wine produced. Chardonnay leads the way just ahead of Sauvignon Blanc, followed by Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio, and, finally, Pinot Blanc.
Au revoir. This is the most common way of saying goodbye in French. It literally means “until we each see each other again.”
What do you do when one of your dearest friends is going away for the summer? How about away to France for the summer? A handful of Susan Murphy's – Lowcountry Weekly's Aunt Bossy’s – girlfriends gathered at my home on Monday afternoon for a champagne luncheon to send our homegirl off in style.
We have been enjoying some of the best weather I’ve ever experienced in South Carolina lately. As a result, my thoughts have turned to backyard grilling, and, of course, summer white wines.
It's the middle of the morning on Friday and I'm still in my pajamas. Actually, it's closer to noon on Friday and I'm still in my pajamas. Vince is on his way to visit his mother in Florence for a couple of days so Belle and I are home alone having a girls weekend.
I had to bake a couple of cakes for a catering gig yesterday. At the last minute, I thought to add my Mama's secret ingredient, black walnut flavoring. That's what triggered it. As the cakes baked, my kitchen was ensconced with a lovingly familiar and kind of melancholy scent. My mind was flooded with memories. Smells do that to me more than anything else. And then, hot tears started streaming down my cheeks.