Wine tasting

Cooking with wine demonstration

Left to right: Mimi, Jo, Gene, Rosemary

  One of my favorite things to do is visit wineries and taste the new wines they have created. Today I am going with a group of friends to a wine tasting in Milwaukee Wisconsin. I'll let you know how it went and what I discover you may enjoy. This was a sponsored event by Harris Bank and my sister Mimi is the VP at the Woodstock, Il location so we got to enjoy the event gratis because she won tickets. Fun, fun, fun! To make it even more enjoyable my cousin Jo was visiting from Paris and accompanied us to the tasting. When we entered we were given a ticket to taste new beers on the market, and I do not drink beer so I shared my ticket with a good looking young man in the crowd, a benefit of aging.  The great thing about events like this is the relaxed atmosphere where everyone mingles and shares. And there were cooking with wine demonstrations, music and lots of lovely complimentary food tastings. There were sweet dessert wines, heavy reds and delightful whites, my favorite is Chardonnay. But most memorable for me were the cheese companies which gave free samples of their latest creations. From sharp Blues to soft Bries and delightful Pepper Jacks, there is nothing more wonderful than wine and cheese in my book.
It was a wonderful day full of fun and family in the company of food. "I'll drink to that!"