Celebrating Samhain. Article by Selena Fox. As October turns to November, thousands of Witches, Wiccans, Druids, and other Pagans across America, Canada, Europe, and elsewhere observe the sacred time of Samhain.Samhain is a festival of the Dead. Prepare a Samhain dinner. 2  Include a place setting at your table or at a nearby altar for the Dead. 3  Add an offering of a bit of each beverage being consumed to the cup at that place setting, and to the plate, add a bit of each food served. 4  Invite your ancestors and other deceased loved ones to come and dine with you.
Colombard (also known as French Colombard in North America) is a white French wine grape variety that is the offspring of Gouais blanc and Chenin blanc. This makes the grape the sibling of the Armagnac Meslier-Saint-FranÃ§ois and the nearly extinct Cognac grape Balzac blanc.
Glasses of mulled wine. Mulled wine is a beverage of European origins usually made with red wine along with various mulling spices and sometimes raisins. It is served hot or warm and is alcoholic, although there are non-alcoholic versions of mulled wine. It is a traditional drink during winter, especially around Christmas and Halloween.