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Sharon Wix
5 days ago4 min read
Fermentations: Winemaking - Steps 1B thru 4!!
Welcome back to class for Step 1B through Step Four!! For each of these lessons they told me that I'd only need about 15-20 minutes. I...
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Sharon Wix
Jan 83 min read
Fermentations: Winemaking - Step One!!
I am so excited to write about my wine making experience that I almost don’t even know where to start!! I think I will break the process...
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Sharon Wix
Jan 13 min read
Salvatore Winery
Happy New Year!!! I trust you all had a wonderful holiday season filled with magic and well… wine!! [Hahaha] Now, let's get back to...
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Sharon Wix
Dec 25, 20241 min read
Merry Christmas
How did thi s Wednesday. .. which is also Christmas Day sneak up on me like this!? Wine with Wixy is taking a break this week, but I...
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Sharon Wix
Dec 18, 20244 min read
Drinking Horn Meadery
This week's blog actually has somewhat of a humorous backstory. My very good friend and OR nursing mentor, Katie Gordy came into Phoenix...
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Sharon Wix
Dec 11, 20243 min read
San Diego Sailboat and 57 Degrees!!
In case you haven’t figured it out by now, Shawn and I love to travel. .. in the form of little road trips to explore new parts of our...
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Sharon Wix
Dec 4, 20244 min read
Stetson Winery
Having spent the last couple summers together with Jessica and Daniel in Colorado Springs, I am now somewhat addicted to hanging out with...
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Sharon Wix
Nov 27, 20243 min read
Carefree Fine Art & Wine Festival
I have loved learning about all the different little Art and Wine Festivals around [and there are a lot of them!!] the Phoenix area. Over...
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Sharon Wix
Nov 20, 20245 min read
The Wineries in Jerome, AZ
Welcome back to Arizona, the home of my heart. Once in a while you visit a place that just speaks to you, and Jerome, AZ speaks to me in...
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Sharon Wix
Nov 13, 20243 min read
Paint and Wine @ Labor Day Lift Off!!
I said Albuquerque for the Balloon Festival last week, but what I meant to say was Colorado Springs for the Labor Day Lift Off Balloon...
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Sharon Wix
Nov 6, 20244 min read
The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey
Surprise!!! We are still in Colorado and Wine with Wixy is visiting another awesome winery!! A very unique winery at that, I mean how...
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Sharon Wix
Oct 30, 20243 min read
The Winery at Pikes Peak
In our travels back and forth between Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak over the summers we've spent here, I happened upon this beautiful...
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Sharon Wix
Oct 23, 20244 min read
Beringer Vineyards, Napa Valley
I’m going to admit something here, [and I'm not afraid to do it... LOL] by now my new wine brain and baby wine tastebuds don't even begin...
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Sharon Wix
Oct 16, 20243 min read
Chateau Montelena Winery, Napa Valley
Chateau Montelena is considered one of the most historic wineries in Napa Valley. Not uncommonly, it sits on the hillside overlooking...
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Sharon Wix
Oct 9, 20243 min read
Grgich Hills Estate, Napa Valley
I don’t know what crosses your mind when you hear the word Pigeage, [ pronounced… peej-AHJE] but … ok, ok, I must admit, I have never...
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Sharon Wix
Oct 2, 20244 min read
Napa Wine Train!!
I believe the comment I made on my Facebook post was “ALL ABOARD.. The Napa Wine Train!! Seriously one of the coolest things I've ever...
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Sharon Wix
Sep 25, 20244 min read
Sterling Winery, Napa Valley
So, how can you possibly compete with a winery fashioned inside of a medieval Castle!? Well, in my opinion you can’t [hahaha] but… you...
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Sharon Wix
Sep 18, 20245 min read
Castello di Amorosa, Napa Valley
When we started planning this trip to visit our good [balloonist] friend, Chad Cassell in Napa, I diligently started my research. I knew...
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Sharon Wix
Sep 11, 20243 min read
D'Vine Wine
Welcome back to Colorado Springs!! This summer I was able to find an assignment at UCHealth Memorial Hospital, right in the Springs!! It...
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Sharon Wix
Sep 4, 20243 min read
Happy Trees Painting Parties
One of my co-workers from CISH... the hospital where I was doing my current assignment, [I mentioned them in my last blog about...
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Sharon Wix
Aug 28, 20244 min read
Verde Valley Wine Trail
Welcome to the best “team building” activity ever!! First thing was to find an experienced, responsible designated driver with access to...
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Sharon Wix
Aug 21, 20244 min read
Uncorked Wine Lounge
I am honestly not sure what brought me to the intersections of Bell Road, Scottsdale Road, and Frank Lloyd Wright on this day. I think I...
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Sharon Wix
Aug 14, 20244 min read
Vino Colorado at the Sweet Elephant
On a day I was off from work, we went to drive/walk around the Old Town sector in Colorado Springs. [it seems like there is an “old town”...
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