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By Mr. Picky
Skinnygirl Wines remind me of skinny girls, or, rather, girls that are too skinny: They often lack character, depth, and there’s nothing to grab on to.
The main selling point of Skinnygirl wine is that it’s low in calories: It contains 100 calories for 5 ounces or 20 calories per ounce. By contrast, most red and white wine contain 125 calories for 5 ounces or 25 calories per ounce. By drinking Skinnygirl wine you are only saving 25 calories per glass.
Is it worth $15 a bottle? I think not. Why not drink Continue reading
In honor of Memorial Day, Mr. Picky Measuring Wine Glasses are on sale for 20% off at our store from now through Monday, May 27 (discounts do not apply to our glasses on Amazon.com).
Enjoy your wine in style and keep your calories in check with the Mr. Picky Measuring Wine glass, which discretely measures 4, 6, and 8 ounces of wine. Are you having guests over who drink wine but don’t appreciate the good stuff? For white wine, try Callway Sauvignon Blanc ($4.99, Trader Joe’s) or Kirkland Napa Chardonnay (Costco, $6.99). For red wine, check out Bogle Petite Sirah, which is usually $8.99 or less at most grocery stores.
If you’re going to eat red meat, why not make it flank steak? Flank steak is lower in fat and calories than other red meat, and it’s very tasty. Four ounces of flank steak is only 220 calories, whereas 4 ounces of tri-tip is 250 calories. Check out Mr. Picky’s Southwestern Flank Steak recipe, below. And instead of potato salad, try the fresh, lovely Mediterranean Quinoa Salad, courtesy of skinnytaste.com, below.
Mr. Picky’s Southwestern Flank Steak
In a plastic storage bag, measure:
1/8 cup of black pepper
1/8 cup of cumin
1/8 cup chile powder
2 Tbsp. of salt
Barbeque steak on high heat for two minutes on each side. Reduce heat to low and cook for another 5 minutes for each side. Barbecues vary drastically in terms of times, so you use your best judgement for cooking the perfect steak. Continue reading
 Mr. Picky’s low calorie margarita alternative. “Cinco de Mayo is the perfect day to put into practice measuring and moderation with your drinking.”
Said no one. Ever. But perhaps it’s time to reconsider our approach. After all, Cinco de Mayo falls on a Sunday this year, and we’re not in college anymore. Plus, tequila has a lot of calories and is not the best way to keep that swimsuit-ready body you’ve been working on for the last few months. Not to mention that if you’re at all like us, you like wine a little more than tequila. With that in mind, we decided to try and find a couple low calorie cocktails to help you enjoy the holiday, have some drink options to pair with your tacos, and perhaps best of all, make some room on your wine rack for newer, more delectable wine by using up some of your less desirable wine. Here’s how: Continue reading
“We love the Mr. Picky® Moderation Wine Glass. What a great idea to help people enjoy their delicious wine by keeping it easy to stay mindful and aware of just how much you are actually serving yourself. It is so interesting how easy it is to underestimate how much you really are drinking, especially for those of us who LOVE wine! After all, balance is the best way, as we know from the healthy Sonoma Philosophy.”
— Dr. Connie Guttersen, New York Times bestselling author
of The New Sonoma Diet and The New Sonoma Diet Cookbook
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 Gerri French, MS, RD, CDE, Certified Diabetes Educator, endorses the Mr. Picky Measuring Wine Glasses. Gerri French, MS, RD, CDE is a Certified Diabetes Educator. Ms. French has provided local nutritional and dietetic services for more than 20 years. She is the former Food & Nutrition Editor, has written articles for Diabetes Health Magazine, and published a book on nutrition and breast cancer, has worked for Ojai Valley Community Hospital in Santa Barbara County and Cottage Health System and is the creator of the Santa Barbara Food and Farm Adventures Meetup group and the nutrition instructor for the Culinary Arts program at Santa Barbara City College. She is a frequent public speaker, presenting nutrition and wellness topics on television and radio. As a nutrition facts label analyzer, she also helps commercial food-making companies meet U.S. Nutrition Facts Label requirements.
Below is her endorsement of the Mr. Picky Measuring Wine Glass and her take on wine consumption guidelines. Continue reading
Fergie, of The Black Eyed Peas, launches Ferguson Crest wine label with her father, Pat Ferguson.
By Kristyn Burtt, www.sheknows.com
 Fergie, of The Black Eyed Peas. Photo courtesy of www.fanpop.com She sings, she dances, and she sells wine. The Black Eyed Peas singer, Fergie, and her dad, Pat Ferguson, have officially announced the formation of a family wine label entitled Ferguson Crest. The winery is based in Santa Barbara County approximately 90 minutes north of Los Angeles, California. The vineyard was founded in 2006 in preparation for their wine label launch.
Ferguson Crest will feature several types of wine, including a syrah; a cabernet; and two viogniers, which are from a white wine grape. In true Fergie form, there will also be a red blend aptly named “Fergalicious.”
As the co-founder of Ferguson Crest, Fergie says, “I am so proud and excited for the world to see and taste what I’ve been working on with my father for the last few years. Not only is it a thrill for me to open a winery, but to do so with my father makes it even more special.” Continue reading
Pali Wine Company, a favorite of the Pinot loving Mr. Picky, opens in the Funk Zone in downtown Santa Barbara:
Pinot Pros Now Pouring on Yanonali
Pali Wine Co. Opens Tasting Room in Funk Zone
By Matt Kettmann of independent.com
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
 Aaron Walker, winemaker of Pali Wine Co. Photo by Paul Wellman, independent.com There’s not much middle ground when it comes to pinot noir. When grown for quality in cool climates with rocky soils, the yields are shockingly low, meaning that prices are frighteningly high. When grown for quantity so that the rest of us can actually afford a taste, it usually tastes like grape punch. Then along came Pali Wine Co., which set up shop in Lompoc seven years ago and focused on making pinots that were both reasonably priced and solidly made.
“Those are the wines that have allowed us to grow,” said Aaron Walker, Pali’s winemaker since 2008, now overseeing the production of nearly 20,000 annual cases that are sold in 30 different states. “There is a niche there for sure, which we’ve found.” Continue reading
 The Mr. Picky Measuring Wine Glass is a great way to measure how many wine calories you’re consuming. Dots on glass measure 4, 6, and 8 ounces. How many calories are in a glass of wine? It depends on the wine. See accompanying article for more information. Many of us wine lovers measure our wine for health reasons — doctors recommend one glass of wine a day for women and two glasses of wine a day for men. And some of us measure our wine to keep track of wine calories. The Mr. Picky Measuring Wine Glass, with its measurement marks of 4, 6, and 8 ounces, is a great tool for counting calories in your wine. But how many calories are in 4, 6, and 8 ounces of wine? Well, it depends on what kind of wine you’re drinking.
Calories in Three Six Ounce Glasses of Red Wine (courtesy of winefolly.com):
- CA Cabernet Sauvignon (6 oz) =175 Calories
- CA Zinfandel (6 oz) =190 Calories
- Australian Shiraz (6 oz) =190 Calories
The following article goes into great detail regarding calories in wine.
Article from winefolly.com
There Are Calories in Wine (oh no!)
I used to drink a half-bottle to a full bottle of wine every night. Despite this delicious habit, I had to cut down because of the calories in wine. Depending on the wine, one glass of wine can range between 110 – 300 calories. The range has to do with alcohol content, inherent sweetness of the wine and serving size. The following information will give you some familiar examples of wines and how many calories they have by the glass. I’m not advocating you only drink low calorie wine, but it never hurts to be familiar with the calorie count.
A glass of wine can range from 110–300 calories
“I have found that my patients greatly underestimate how much they drink, with bad consequences for their health and their weight. Guess what? A “glass” is 4 or 5 ounces of wine. Well, the ingenious folks at Mr. Picky® have solved your problem! The Mr. Picky® Wine glass has discrete bubbles/dots on the side showing 4, 6, and 8 ounces, all embossed on lovely to hold, elegant stemware.”
— Dr. Steven Gundry, Medical Director and founder
of The International Heart and Lung Institute
We wanted to share this newsletter from Dr. Steven R. Gundry to his patients at the International Heart and Lung Institute. He was one of the first health experts to endorse our Moderation Wine Glasses. Thanks Dr. G!
Summer Newsletter 2012
Hello Fellow Gundrites!
Most of you know I am a fan of Red Wine as a drug delivery device for Phytochemicals (these are plant compounds that activate or inactivate our genes as well as give the friendly bacteria in our intestines (remember the “Gut Buddies” letter?) some great stuff to eat. As such, you find Red Wine on the approved list for Diet Evolution. While most of you know about the polyphenol Resveratrol in red wine, a new compound has also been discovered that blocks fat cell’s ability to develop, according to a Purdue University study.
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