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I feel the earth move under my feet: 2013 Tarima Monastrell

December 21, 2015 Molly Powers
so mysterious by candelight!!! 

so mysterious by candelight!!! 

Time for a story: 

When I was in junior high, I deeply believed that the height of fashion was wearing this long wrap skirt that was printed to look like a purple bandana, which I paired with my purple Converse high-tops and a liberal amount of body glitter. Sometimes I wore an actual bandana with it. 

While I'm probably not as chic as I thought I was in the 8th grade, I still sometimes try to try new things, fashion-wise. For example, earlier this year I decided to try on this cute dress at Forever 21. Even though the dress was bright blue, I thought it would be nice to branch out from my grey, black, and maroon wardrobe and try something new. 

It was a disaster. 

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In Spanish Wine Tags red wine, monastrell, Spain
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Just Gren(ache) and Bear It: 2013 Altes Garnatxa Negra

September 21, 2015 Molly Powers

 

Hello friends! Sorry for the hiatus- I visited my family in California last week, and have been spending my time readjusting to life in Nashville. But I'm back, and I feel like talking about Spanish wine. 

Spanish wine is my jam.

I’ll confess- I never really grew up drinking “Old World” wines (these are wines that come from countries with long histories of winemaking, i.e. France, Italy, Slovenia… basically all of Europe)- instead, the first wines I learned to love were big California wines (usually veeeeeery different style-wise).

As much as the tradition of Old World wines impressed me, I was a little intimidated to buy a bottle of wine that was labeled domaine de something and was followed by a bunch of other words I didn’t know. These bottles usually had fancy flowing script on them, and typically looked too cool and grown up for my twenty-something year old palate. So I avoided them.

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In Red Wine, Spanish Wine Tags red wine, adventures in wine buying, Spain
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Chilly winter days always make me feel like I can get away with reading all day. What’s your fave wine to drink with books? Right now I’m sipping zin from @peachycanyon — it’s perfection with classic novels 🍷📚😍
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Hi there! ✨ I’m Molly. Cali girl living in Nashville while drinking wine and writing about it. 🍷 When I first moved here, none of my friends were into wine. It was too fancy, too expensive, or too confusing. I started G&B to help people ha
Hi there! ✨ I’m Molly. Cali girl living in Nashville while drinking wine and writing about it. 🍷 When I first moved here, none of my friends were into wine. It was too fancy, too expensive, or too confusing. I started G&B to help people have more fun with wine 😊 (and maybe find a new fave!).
One of my favorite things about wine tasting is the story behind the wines. It’s amazing to see where a wine comes from, and what inspires the people who make it. Plus the views are 😍😍😍Thanks @talleyvineyards for a great experience (and a gr
One of my favorite things about wine tasting is the story behind the wines. It’s amazing to see where a wine comes from, and what inspires the people who make it. Plus the views are 😍😍😍Thanks @talleyvineyards for a great experience (and a great Chardonnay!).

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Recent Drink Faves: 

  • Barcelona- This is a newish wine bar in Edgehill. Not only has a great wine list, but also TAPAS. 
  • Corsair Distillery- We went on a tour here and got cocktails-- the entire experience was a delight.
  • Moscow Mules- I know I'm late to the party on this one, but the 1/2 price Mule Monday at Village Pub is my everything. 

Blogs on my Radar:

These are a few blogs I've discovered through Instagram (it's such a gift!)

  • Screw It Blog- Because pretty pictures and delightful recipes
  • Wine Esquire- Because the posts make me laugh
  • The Wine Muse- Because I can read interesting history and industry news