Country: Italy Type: Prosecco Average Retail Price: $9.99 USD Taste (1 = yucky 10=yummy): 8 Snobby Wine Words: Less fruity than your average prosecco, this should satisfy your basic bubbly needs this Holiday season. Drink When: You want to celebrate, on a budget, without feeling like you are celebrating on a budget. Notes: And so, the year draws to a close and a harried … [Read more...]

Whining Down: Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred wine sips….how do YOU measure a year? Alright, that’s a lot of sips. But December is a month of measure; of reflection, togetherness, celebration, and Advil (various reasons). What measures are we taking in order to achieve balance, peace, and satisfaction within our families and in our relationships with others? What IS your … [Read more...]

"Budget Wine of the Week" is a new weekly column written by Amy Murphy, founder of The Budget Mommy (www.thebudgetmommy.com) My husband and I had a great day yesterday. It was my birthday, and he got a call out of the blue to start a job this week (he’s been unemployed for a LONG time.) We decided that it was time to celebrate, because these days, the only things we ever celebrate have to do … [Read more...]