🌹🌹🌹Rosé isn’t a wine it’s a lifestyle! 🌹🌹🥂🥂 In my world rosé should be sipped year round. But the weather’s warming up and it’s OFFICIALLY ROSÉ SEASON, so lets pop some bottles & cheers🥂🥂🥂!!! 🌹Rosé Fun Facts🌹Grape-Skin Contact Makes Rosé Pink The three primary styles of producing rosé are the maceration, saignée, and blending methods. France Produces and Consumes More Rosé Than Any Region. Rosé Tastes Best Between 45-55°F Let me know some of your favorite rosé’s & your favorite pairing below in the comments!!! Of course I’m always choosing a brut rosé and pairing it with boil crawfish!!! 🥂🥂🥂Are you a year round rosé sipper???...#RoséAllDay #roséseason #roseseason #rosewine #summervibes #summertimewine #summertime #stayrooted #rootsfund #doingthework#Blackwomenwine #JacksonMississippi #wine #shonisephotographsandsips #blackwomensipwine #madisonmsphotographer #winelover #jacksonmsphotographer #shonisevisualsphotography #wineclub #madisonmississippi #winephotos #winephotography #winetastings #CapCut
Being a Black woman in wine is what I strive to show on my page to show that we to can be include and seeing this makes me so happy. My Roots Fund Family is everything! 🥂🥂🥂
“The Future of Wine is Black” ~The Wino Shop
Repost from @jerharlancnn
My Champion for Change this year is @thurstonburstoniii, founder of @lafetewine. The wine world is overwhelmingly male and White. Donae and @rootsfund are working tirelessly to disrupt the industry by providing opportunities for young people to begin new careers throughout wine, thus making the industry more representative of the new wine-drinking consumer. Also, he’s a genuinely good person and has fantastic tasting wines. #championsforchange #cnn #wine #burgundy #rosé #hbcu
Meeting @andrehmack at the #santesouthwinefestival here in Jackson,Ms was the perfect housewarming gift to myself! I am a fan of his amazing wines but New Noir is my absolute favorite & can be purchased locally Brairwood!
Cheers🥂🥂🥂
Have you tried Andre Mack’s wine? If so what’s your favorite?
@santesouth is May 4th and I’m so excited to attend this year because one of my favorite wine makers @andrehmack will be in attendance. If you see me there be sure to say hi! 🥂🍷🥂Are you attending Sante South wine fest this year?
“Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself.” – Alice Walker
Rebranding myself into the BEST ME! Yall get ready for this come BACK!! 🥂💋🥂
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It’s ME SEASON 🥂🥂🥂
New wine content coming soon! Cheers ~🥂Nikki💜🥂🥂
I’m anticipating great things in my new beginning.
Taking the time to care for myself more, focusing on knowing who I am outside of being someone’s spouse and a parent & learning that’s it’s okay to start over and relearn me! New content is coming soon!
Thanks to my village that’s had my back and continue to have it alone this journey!
Cheers to NATIONAL CHAMPAGNE DAY/ New Year’s Eve🍾🥂🍾!!! 🍾Champagne Fun Facts🍾 🍾Primarily, the three grapes used to create Champagne are Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier. 🍾Champagne made according to set specifications and within the French region may label their wines using the term “Champagne.” 🍾A standard bottle of Champagne contains about 49 million bubbles How are you celebrating today/ what are you sipping later? ...#nationalchampagneday #newyearseve #stayrooted #rootsfund #doingthework#Blackwomenwine #JacksonMississippi #wine #shonisephotographsandsips #blackwomensipwine #madisonmsphotographer #winelover #jacksonmsphotographer #shonisevisualsphotography #wineclub #madisonmississippi #winephotos #winephotography #winetastings #Sparklingwine #champange
Saturday’s are for HBCU 🏈 & Black Owned Wines 🥂 & Spirits🥃!
On yesterday I attended the Jackson State University vs Htown’s own The Illustrious Texas Southern University football game!
I attended the game this year solo but of course I brought some Black owned wines to sip while walking through the tailgate area & shop with the vendors. But yesterday I spotted my Texas Southern family’s tint. Now all though I did attend TSU, represent them every chance I get; I did not finish my degree. But I was still welcomed with open arms! So of course I shared all the Black Owned wines I brought to the tailgate with the family. I met some amazing people that I will stay in contact with and also met a local TSU family member thats local her and Jackson. I look forward to working with the organization since learning I have enough hours to participate in activities with the local chapter.
Thank you again to my TSU family for having me! I truly enjoyed myself!
Cheers Nikki 🥂🥂🥂
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Cheers to the first Wine Down Wednesday in November! 🍷🍷🍷
The weather’s cooling off and I’ve been cozying up watching Christmas movies( well I started watching them in July 🤫🤣🤣). But now I’m ready for the holiday season.
What’s your favorite wines to sip around the holidays?
Mine are: Cavas, Crémant, Pinot Noir, Chablis & Zinfandel.
Cheers 🍷🍷🍷
Filmed at: @eudorasms
Wine pairs nicely with a chill fall day.
Cheers to the first day of Autumn 🍂🍂🍂🍷🍷🍷🤘🏾🥂🥂and Libra♎️♎️♎️ Szn!!!
What’s your favorite wine to sip for the autumn season?
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Today’s South African wine country is forecast: sunny with a chance of wine.
@buitenverwachtingwinetasting was absolutely amazing from the views, the cellar tour, to tasting out of the stainless steel tanks and barrels the experience was epic! This beautiful farm on the east-facing slopes of the magnificent Constantiaberg and barely 12km from False Bay.
Their winemaker Brad was very knowledgeable and down to earth! I believe we tasted almost every one of their wines. My favorite was the Christine: A Bordeaux blend made of majority Cabernet Savignon and Cabernet Franc with little bits of Merlot, Petit Verdot and Melbec. The Christine spends 24 months in new French oak barrels and another 3.5 years in bottles before being released.
Our next stop was @beauconstantia a contemporary wine farm located at the top of the iconic Constantia Valley. Where we met Meg( winemaker) & Beth(sales & marketing manager). There we enjoyed a flight: Pas De Nom a MCC ( wine of course was my favorite) among others.
Our dinner stop was @grubandvine where we enjoy a fun blind tasting among each other & amazing dinner.
MUSHROOM TARTE FINE
(Pickled Cucumber, Crispy Onion, Garlic Puree, Truffle Crème)
ROASTED BUTTERNUT RISOTTO
(Sprout Slaw, Curried Cashew, Coriander Constantia ValleyAioli).
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This was the most peaceful place I stood while visiting Cape Town! I stood there & released everything into the ocean, listened to my ancestors while they comforted me & welcomed me home! This was definitely my year of the return! 🤲🏾🤲🏾🤲🏾 I am forever grateful to @rootsfund for sponsoring my trip to The Motherland it was very much needed and came at the right time in my life. Not only the I get to walk the continent as my ancestors, study South African wine, culture, connect with so many people that look like me but I found peace! Stay tuned for more of my South African wine adventures! ...#stayrooted #rootsfund #doingthework#blackwomenwine #wine #shonisephotographsandsips #blackwomensipwine #winelover #shonisevisualsphotography #wineclub #winephotos #winephotography #winetastings #southafricanwine #southafricanwines #capetownsouthafrica #capetown #seapointcapetown #seapointwesterncape
Cheers to National Wine, Chardonnay Day & Thirsty Thursday! 🥂
✨Chardonnay Fun Facts✨
The Chardonnay varietal originated in Burgundy, France.
Chardonnay is the most widely distributed white wine grape in the world.
Chardonnay in itself is considered to be a still wine. However, it is also considered to be a staple in sparkling wines around the world. This is mainly because chardonnay grapes are often used in the creation of sparkling wines, such as Champagne.
I will be celebrating today with a sparkling Blanc de Blancs sparkling wine from @schramsberg.
Now I know you’re probably looking at my post and saying Nikki it’s National Chardonnay Day, so why are you celebrating with a Blanc de Blancs wine?
Let’s discuss it!
Blanc de Blancs, translated from French, means literally “white from whites”. This refers to a sparkling wine made from white or more specifically, green grapes. The term originated in the Champagne region of France where the wine is nearly always made from 100% Chardonnay grapes.
🥂tasting notes:
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
Appellation: 70% Napa, 29% Sonoma, 1% Marin
ABV: 12.3%
Aromas of ripe green apple, pear, sweet spice and buttered brioche, ginger, stone fruit and coriander, grilled lemon and orange peel.
🍽️: crab cakes, char broil oysters, gouda cheese, parmesan fries, parmesan chips(my favorite is the Target brand), brunch &fried calamari.
What’s your favorite Chardonnay to sip, do you prefer still or sparking & what will you be sipping to celebrate today?
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#Sparklingwine #nationalwineday #nationalchardonnayday #chardonnayday
I had the pleasure to be cordially invited to @dirtynapkins first Supper Club 5 course dinner at @theplantvenue , with meals prepared by @chef.jbeezy, hosted by @sartorial_tobacconist & a live painting by @sabrinahowardart.
I meet many new of the Jackson and surrounding areas elite residents. I can’t wait until the next Supper Club dinner and hopefully we will see you at the next one!
I would like to send a special Thank you to @dirtynapkins @k.partee for extending my invitation to nights dinner, I truly appreciate it! Stay tuned for more Jackson events. Cheers 🥂
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It’s Wine Down Wednesday and almost Rosé season!
What’s your favorite Rosé to sip as the weather starts warming up.
Are you team Still Rosé or or Sparkling🥂🥂🥂?
Y’all already know I’m team SPARKLING 🥂🥂🥂!!!
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🥂 by: @schramsberg
Purchases locally: @briarwoodwine
MIRABELLE BRUT ROSÉ
California Sparkling Wine
54% Pinot Noir, 46% Chardonnay
👃🏾 strawberry, lemon-lime, raspberry, rhubarb, shortbread and cinnamon
👅 red apple, pineapple and orange, juciy with bright acidity and a long, lingering finish.”
🍽️grilled salmon, country fried chicken, California Kitchen BBQ pizza, Brie cheese, loaded potato skins,Parmesan & Garlic Chips, or crab cakes.
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