By Morgan Perry Lessons learned from my first "CCW" event, tips, and the best bottles. First of all, credit for this idea goes to Matt Ahern from Scribe Winery/The Wonderland Project, and I also have to say thanks to my friend Matthew Kaner, an LA based somm and entrepreneur, who took me to Matt's party in LA as a guest a few years ago. (I was sold immediately and we had some AMAZING champagne that day!) When deciding to throw my own CCW party, the concept was the same, and p

We always have a lot of fun pairing wines and yoga poses, so when the BOXT team asked us to pair each of their six wines with a yoga pose, Rebekah (one of our amazing Austin-based teachers) and I hopped on a call to figure out the perfect pose for each wine. We held a tasting of their wines (which come in sustainable packaging) for our team about a month ago, so we'd both recently tasted each wine - they range from light and dry to dark and fruity, with a bit of sweetness to

If there was ever a time to support small (and local, when possible) businesses, it's this year. So ditch Amazon for lots of your gifts and support small business owners who need your support this year more than ever! Here are a few of my favorite unique gift suggestions from small business owners (all of which have female founders or co-founders) for the yoga & wine lovers in your life. Vino Vinyasa teacher Mimi founded Maison Palo Santo, they sell amazing self-care products

If you know me or follow me on Instagram, you may know I LOVE Beaujolais Cru wines, but everyone suggests Beaujolais for Thanksgiving...this is because it's a lighter red that's easy to drink and great with a variety of foods (best served slightly chilled). Definitely grab a bottle, but check out a few other ideas as well: Start with bubbles! The perfect aperitif. Check out Champagne Billecart-Salmon's Brut Réserve, sold nationwide at a great price for truly mouth-watering Ch