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Store hours: February 16, 2016
It's a snow day! Just a quick note to let you know that we'll be closed Tuesday, February 16th. Stay inside, be warm and be safe. This includes our Continuing Education classes. If you need a hint on how to stay warm, besides the fire, a blanket and a snuggle buddy,...
Recipe: Parmesan Tilapia with Eclipse Sonoma Dry Creek Chardonnay
The first in Winexpert’s “Impressive Pairings”, Parmesan Tilapia with Eclipse Sonoma Dry Creek Chardonnay!
A year in review…2015
WOW! Well, THAT went fast! It's hard to believe that a whole year has gone by since we took over Wines By Design! We just wanted to take a quick moment to look at the past year. It's been a busy year and we're not regretting a thing... OK, maybe ONE or two things......
WOTM! – January 2016
WOTM (Wine of the Month)! - January 2016 Introducing a new column for us! It's our first ever Wine of the Month post! Our plan is to highlight one of the kits we have to offer each month. We'll jump around a little, so make sure to check-in throughout the year. We've...
RJ Spagnols
We've been asked a lot lately about some of your favorite kits, they may be oldies but they're definitely goodies: Super Tuscan, Rosso Bravissimo, Rosso Grande Eccellente, to name a few. These kits were from the RJ Spagnols lineup. As a result, we're happy to announce...
Store hours: December 2015
From our house to yours: A Very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! Just a quick note to let you know that beyond our normal hours, we'll be closed 12/24-12/26 and 12/31-1/1/16.
Labels
Labels We come across some phenomenal custom labels during our travels. They celebrate a special event, a cherished memory, or sometimes, just a fantastic bottle of wine. But whatever they're sharing, sometimes it's difficult to...
Black Friday 2015 special
It's our Black Friday 2015 special! Take advantage of our Black Friday 2015 special. If you purchase a gift certificate of $150 (or more), we'll give you a free double hinged waiter's corkscrew bottle opener to include under the tree with your gift certificate! Act...
Recipe: Sparkling Cranberry Sangria
A nice Thanksgiving (or winter holiday) cocktail, try Cranberry Sangria!
Sparkling Cranberry Sangria
A nice Thanksgiving cocktail, try cranberry sangria!
The 2015 Ports are in!
They've made it! The 2015 ports and dessert wines are in! We've received our shipment of this year's dessert wines and ports. We'll reach out to those of you who had let us know you were interested in something specific very soon. This year, we've been able to add a...
2015 Juice Sales are closed!
The 2015 Juice Sales are over!
Thank you for your patronage this year.
Store hours: Sept 5th
Just a quick note to let you know that we'll be closed Saturday, Sept 5th. Enjoy your Labor Day weekend, (while we get our parking lot re-sealed)!
2015 Juice Sale
The 2015 Juice sale is starting!
Once again, Wines By Design is having a Fresh Juice Sale!
Recipe: Glögg
A delicious, warm port wine based drink, the warmth and spices bring the heat on a cold night.
Glögg
Glögg = A Swedish/Scandanavian mulled wine drink.
Removing labels from wine bottles
You know how it goes, bottling day is quickly approaching and you have the bottles but, they have someone else's labels on them. What to do? Well, everyone has their goto formula for getting off those really gooey labels. I did some research and I found some really...
Christmas in July
It's Christmas in July (We know... we've just hit summer) BUT: If you want to be able to give wine for the holidays this year AND you want your recipient's to be able to drink your wine right away, NOW's the time to put up a kit! To help, we've got a couple of...