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27th August 2008

Decorating with Wine

Isn’t that the cutest little charm? We use our wine glasses all the time, whether it’s just me and my husband drinking or if we have guests. The one thing that always drives me crazy is wondering who’s glass is who’s. Now I’ve found a cute way to identify glasses, simply by putting one of these cute Wine Charms on the stem of the glass. Everyone can tell which glass is theirs simply by the charm and everyone can have a charm that fits their own personality or hobby. There are both pewter and crystal charms to choose from, something for everybody. By the way, if you’re in to sports, there are even sports themed charms that can be customized with the colors of your favorite team!

I’ll definitely be using these from now on.

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22nd August 2008

Do You Wine?

I really do enjoy a good glass of wine, do you?

I’ve enjoyed drinking wine for as long as I can remember. When my husband and I live in Southern California, we enjoyed going out to the hill country and touring the wineries while doing wine tastings. We never made it up to Northern California, the Napa Valley area, but I would still love to visit the wineries in that area. Some of our favorite wines come from California.

As we’ve moved around the country and visited other states, I’m always amazed to find small, family owned wineries just about everywhere we’ve gone. I have to say, there are some really delicious wines coming from some of these places. We’ve visited wineries in Ohio, Connecticut, North Carolina and Texas, plus many more. Of course, there were a few I wish we had passed on! In fact, here in Texas, we’ve enjoyed the wine so much that I joined a local wine club that brings us only wines from Texas wineries. I’ve been amazed at the quality and taste of these wines and it’s fun to be able to taste the variety of wines from right here in our own state.

Another very good wine club is the CA Wine Club which, just like the TX wine club, finds local, mostly family owned wineries in California and delivers those limited production wines to its members. Each month the club features a new winery and delivers to its members 2 bottles of award winning wine and their magazine publication “Uncorked”. Members also receive discounts of up to 50% on reorders, remember, their wines are typically not available in stores. The California Wine Club has been in existence for 18 years, so I have to say, they must be doing something right!

If you’ve ever considered joining a wine club, or, even if you haven’t, this is the time to do it. Join CA Wine Club now and receive your first month free, pay only the shipping charge of $13. That is a savings of $34.95, now that’s a good deal.