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February 8, 2016

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If you’ve been following us a while, you know that we are not huge drinkers. We do like the occasional glass of wine or Sangria, especially when we are entertaining!

Our favorite white wines are the Brancott Estate Flight Song wines! Both their Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio wines are 20% lower in calories than regular wines. Before, you start thinking the taste is sacrificed because of that, I’ll stop you right now and say they both taste amazing!

We love using the Sauvignon Blanc to create a white wine sangria! It has hints of fruit, or in their words, Fragrant lemon, grapefruit and tropical fruit on the nose complemented by a sweet pungency, ripe lemon sherbet flavour and a hint of mango… Who doesn’t want all of those flavors combined with the fruit in the Sangria?!When we are entertaining, food is also super important, because duh, FOOD! Both of us like to eat pretty healthy for the most part, but we do know that not all of our company necessarily does. For that reason, we like to have some snacks that will appeal to everybody. Our favorite crackers are by Jilz Gluten Free! They are delicious (and, no they don’t taste ‘gluten free’)! We love that they are made with simply ingredients and are gluten and grain free, and also vegan! We also love the story behind the brand!

We love pairing the crackers with some cheeses, hummus, and some grapes. Not only does it look pretty, but it’s easy to setup and ensures our guests won’t be hangry! We typically arrange this on a cheese board, and then depending on how many people we are having over, we will also put it on a tray, so that it can easily be moved around. Sometimes, we will also use a bar cart to store all of the wine and extra snacks (you can see what takes priority!)

Usually, we will also have some sort of veggie tray and/or a fruit tray. These are also super easy to make, and you can get as creative as you want to (or have time for)!

What are your favorite ways to entertain?

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January 18, 2016

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If you know me, you know I’m not much of a drinker. If I had to pick one drink of choice, it would most likely be wine. I do like the taste of it, but to be completely honest, I usually would much rather eat my calories and carbs than drink them!

For those reasons, I was super excited to find out about Brancott Estate Flight Song wines! Both their Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio wines are 20% lower in calories than regular wines. I got even more excited when I tasted them! Not going to lie, I wasn’t sure what to expect once I found out they were lower in calories, but I was pleasantly surprised!

Brancott Estate planted what would be the world’s first Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc wine! Pretty cool, right? This led New Zealand to be placed on the international wine map, and shows what great quality of wine that can be produced from there.

I tried both the Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio, and loved them both! It’s honestly hard to pick a favorite because they were both that good!

When drinking the Pinot, I could definitely taste the fruitiness..YUM! I had the Sauvignon Blanc while working, and it was the perfect accompaniment! Their description of the flavor sums it up perfectly: Fragrant lemon, grapefruit and tropical fruit on the nose complemented by a sweet pungency, ripe lemon sherbet flavour and a hint of mango… Who doesn’t want to taste all of those amazing flavors in a wine?!

I will definitely be restocking on some Brancott Estate Flight Song wines very soon! Some Sangria is definitely calling my name!

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This post is sponsored by Brancott Estate Flight Song wine, but all of our opinions are our own.