Our Blog It’s a Great Time of Year to Be Local By Clint Mitchell, Oryana Wine & Beer Buyer The weather is ideal — plenty of sunshine, with warm days and cool nights. Spend the day on a beach or boat, sit by a fire at night, and take a deep breath and relax, as the crowds thin, and we start to get the place back to ourselves. But, more than anything, take […] Read More Posted on August 07, 2018 Categories: Blog
Preserving Summer One of the best parts of summer is having an abundance of fresh food from the garden and farmers market. But that abundance can also cause stress at the height of the season when you have a bounty of beautiful, perfectly ripe garden produce that needs to be dealt with immediately before it goes to […] Posted on August 03, 2018 in Blog
Summer Soups Cold soups are perfect for steamy summer days when you don’t feel like overheating the kitchen. They are refreshing and rehydrating too, a good thing since we sweat more in the summer. Try a chilled soup with crusty bread or rolls or a sandwich made with filling ingredients for dinner this week. Chilled Beet Soup […] Posted on August 03, 2018 in Blog
Don’t Be Intimidated by the French It’s easy to get lost in a sea of French wine — Bordeaux, Rhone, Burgundy, Loire, Alsace…what does it all mean? Perhaps surprisingly, you may know more than you think. What makes the labels of French wines tricky – and this goes for most Old World (European) countries – is that they name their wines […] Posted on July 17, 2018 in Blog
How We Choose Our Wine One of the questions I am asked most often is how I choose the wines we sell. It’s a good question, as my buying guidelines are a little looser than the rest of the store. Posted on June 29, 2018 in Blog
Choosing a Sunscreen Choosing a sunscreen can be confusing. Many drug store brands contain ingredients that are best avoided. Check our guide to choosing the best one… Posted on June 23, 2018 in Blog
Strawberries are Here! It’s time to celebrate! The strawberries are here, courtesy of Ware Farm in Bear Lake! Strawberries are such a colorful, vibrant, juicy arrival in the store and it’s hard not to gorge on them. Strawberries with shortcake is a traditional way to enjoy the red beauties but I am partial to moist, flavorful pound cake. And, of course, real, lightly-sweetened whipped cream! Joy of joys! Posted on June 21, 2018 in Blog
Vitamin D and Sunshine Is our Fear of Skin Cancer Making Us Deficient in Vitamin D? Posted on June 21, 2018 in Blog
Seasonal Allergy Relief Sneezing, watery/itchy eyes, congestion, runny nose…could be a bad cold except at this time of year, it’s probably seasonal allergies. After a long, cold winter we finally get to enjoy balmy weather and sunshine, but then have to endure the accompanying hay fever symptoms. It’s not fair. Sigh. But here a few suggestions for ways to naturally alleviate the discomfort: Posted on June 20, 2018 in Blog