I love finding new wines, new wine bars and places to hang out and drink wine. Through Ian Glispy with Mighty Hip.com, I found out about The Urban Winery of Silver Spring. A small batch wine bar in the heart of Downtown Silver Spring. The family that owns Urban Winery has been making wine as a hobby since the 70s, but in recent years have started turning their hobby into a business opening I had an opportunity to visit the Urban Winery on a Thursday evening and instantly fell

Confession: I am a hopeless romantic; I believe there is a perfect mate for everyone and still hold on fast to the hope that one day I will find mine. My faith in this is fed every time I see David Buckholtz, aka David B., and his lovely wife Karen Crawley-Buckholtz, poetically known as Adeke Rose. The adoration, respect and love they have for each other are evident and infectious. These two take to every microphone proudly speaking of how they have been happily married for 3

It’s been a long time; I shouldn’t have left you with a new wine to sip to … Yea that was wrong … paraphrasing Eric Band Rakim I have been off schedule for Wine Wednesdays the past couple of weeks but I’m back now and won’t do that again. Last Thursday night, while gathering all the items I need to enjoy the forecasted inclement weather, I stumbled across Middle Sister Wines. Middle Sisters Wine is a California based winery started by three women, Erin Wassum, The Muse a mi

There is only way to close out Wine Wednesday on New Year’s Eve, with a discussion about Champagne. And I will start with a confession; I really do not drink champagne/sparkling wine, unless it’s in a mimosa and that is all I’m going to drink for the day. More than any other alcohol I may drink; champagne puts me to sleep almost instantly. When at a celebration where it’s being offered as a toast I tend to decline and toast with what I am drinking with which I have read somew

I discovered this winery in the spring of 2013 at a wine tasting event in Maryland and have been a fan ever since. I have introduced several of my friends to the sassy blends they offer. Some of their wines Heaven on Ice Blackberry Merlot Luscious Late Harvest Riesling Sweet Nothings Moscato Chocolate Cherry Port And my personal favorite the Georgia Ave Peach Chardonnay which I was instructed to mix with vodka for a twist on wine drinking. The Winery offers a cheese plate for

Heard Through the Grapevine is a monthly wine tasting poetry event that occurs in Washington, DC. Each month we showcase three wines based on a theme. Since the show started in June of 2014 we have tasted 13 wines with the clear winner of the year being: Eppa SupraFruta Sangria Trust me go get some and enjoy #simplysherri #Wine

Last night’s Heard Through the Grapevine was definitely one for the history books. We had a full house of poets and audience members from halfway across the country. Thank you to the owners of Culture Coffee for giving the Grapevine its home. As mentioned this was the last show at this location and I will miss you. Thank yo https://www.booster.com/whocares6 There were several new artists performed last night, LeBrowner, Darrell Burnett from Missouri, Chet, Michelle Myers and

David “Native Son” Ross with Simply Sherri. Photo Credit: Images by Comfesta David “Native Son” Ross is considered a living legend within the Baltimore poetry community. I met him about 5 years ago when he featured within the cozy confines of Eden’s Lounge, Baltimore, MD. Instantly, I was impressed by his writing and performance style which could be best described as written silk delivered through a cloud that was close enough to touch. His words are smooth, slick, and comfor