My Wine Essentials

If you know me, then you know I love a good wine moment. I believe that there is truly no better duo than a great bottle of wine and some friends to make your day better. Wine is a beautiful drink that truly brings people together and make any experience extraordinary.

Recently, I have been re-vamping my at-home wine cellar and adding a few new pieces to my ever growing collection of wine related items. I always try and have the best glasses and coasters to house my favorite drink and I have been gaining inspiration from Instagram recently to go for a more chic and modern look with my glassware.

Below are a list of items I believe are great additions to any wine cellar and also a few of my favorite wines that I truly cannot live without. Enjoy!

Glassware & Accessories

• Estelle Colored Glasses

  • I have recently showcased these pastel colored glasses in my Black-Owned Businesses blog, and want to re-introduce them here for anyone who may have missed them. These are the most gorgeous and unique wine glasses I’ve ever seen and they have been picked up by countless restaurants, cooks, and celebrities alike! If you are looking to add a few eccentric pieces to your wine cabinet, I suggest taking the plunge with these.

• Zalto Bordeaux Glass

  • If there is any glassware that you need to invest in, it is this glass right here. It is hand blown from lead-free crystal, dishwasher safe, and boasted as “the greatest wine glass to drink from” from Bon Appetit. It is a marvelous piece of glassware and one that I recommend everyone purchasing.

• Schott Zwiesel Modo Glassware Collection

  • If you are looking for a more modern take on authentic glassware, look no further than this collection right here. These glasses are lead-free, dishwasher safe, and crafted with the best Tritan titanium crystals out there. This set also makes as an amazing gift for friends and family members who are also lovers of wine.

• Brumate Winesulator and Wine Tumblers

  • This set is the perfect accessory to have if you are enjoy a fresh glass of wine anytime, anywhere. The wine insulator keeps your vino nice and fresh so it doesn’t go bad quickly and the tumblers make for great drinking cups wherever you may be!

• Crate & Barrel Electric Wine Opener and Preserver

  • If you are looking to upgrade your wine opener, look no further than this amazing electric one from Crate & Barrel. The sleek design of the opener makes it easy to use and all the heavy lifting is done for you. I recently bought one of these and am so mad I didn’t get one sooner.

Wines

• Whispering Angel Rose

  • Truly one of the most amazing wines on the market right now. Every week I try and have at least one full bottle of this in my cabinet so I can indulge in it once the weekend comes. Everything about this rose is perfection, from the crisp taste to the gorgeous wine bottle it comes in. A remarkable rose that everyone must try if they are wine lovers!

• Wine from The Napa Valley Reserve

  • If you are a true wine lover like me, you must inquire about a membership at The Napa Valley Reserve. It is a prestigious wine club that boasts over 600 members who equally love wine just as much as the culture that surrounds it. The reserve makes their own brand of speciality wine that is exclusive only to members of the Reserve itself. It’s a very lush membership and one that is truly a delight if you are a self proclaimed wine snob.

A few weeks back, I had the pleasure of hosting a private wine tasting with a few of my closest friends with the TV’s best sommelier, Vince Anter. Vince is a renowned wine steward, incredible teacher, and the host of his very own show, V is for Vino. If you are interested in trying out wines from all over the world, I highly suggest buying wine or even signing up for a tasting with Vince. My friends and I learned so much new information about wine and where specific grapes hail from, and now every time I open up a new bottle I feel a bit better knowing where exactly the wine was made.

Wine is something that I cherish very deeply as it holds so many fun and exciting memories for me. I have loved being able to travel up to Napa to walk around the wine vineyards and wine tasting is always more fun when you do it with friends and family.