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Wine Holiday Gift Ideas: ThinkEco²
ThinkEco² Logo (http://www.etsy.com/shop/ThinkEco2/) As a wine lover, I am always searching for new wine accessories. In fact, I have written about one of my favorites, The Wine Check, and I’ve shared...
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Biltmore Estate Winery
Biltmore Estate in the Fall (biltmore.com) Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, is truly a marvel. The center of attraction, the house, was built by architect Richard Morris Hunt for the...
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Mendoza, Argentina, here I come!
My fortune from February 26, 2013 (Yes, I believe!) It’s hard to believe that it’s been over a year ago when my then world began to crash and burn, having both lost a career and a long-term...
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Hand of God Wines 2010 Fingerprint Series Red
Hand of God Wines 2010 Fingerprint Series Red and Boom Varietal: The Rise of Argentine Malbec As I was preparing for for my trip to Mendoza, I thought it would be a great idea to learn a little about...
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Horseback Riding as a Metaphor for Life
Our horseback riding group If you wish to be expressed, if you wish to live in your purpose, if you wish to Love and be Loved to the fullest – then become friends with uncertainty. See your life as an...
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A Trio of Reds for Virginia Wine Month and Beyond
Virginia Wine Month logo, http://www.virginia.org/winemonth/ This month, Virginia celebrates the 25th anniversary of Virginia Wine Month. Since 2010, sales of Virginia wine are up 23 percent. In 2012,...
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Hardball Cellars by Michael Westerberg
Hardball Cellars Logo Thank you to our friend, Elizabeth Smith, for giving us an opportunity to guest blog about our new venture, Hardball Cellars, an idea in the making over the last four years....
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Josh Cellars Partners with Operation Homefront
Joseph Carr of Joseph Carr Wine and Josh Cellars (http://www.eatdrinkri.com/) In his former life, Joseph Carr was a 10-year sommelier and 10-year wine industry executive who decided to strike out on...
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Saturday Soul Searching
Yesterday was one of those days when nothing seemed to go right. Towards the end of the workday, I turned to my favorite website for some wisdom. Below are the quotes that hit home for me. In every...
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A Year in Burgundy: A Film Review
Gorgeous Burgundy A Year in Burgundy follows San Francisco-based wine importer Martine Saunier and seven of her wineries – Domaine Leroy, Domaine Perrot-Minot, Domaine Morey-Coffinet, Domaine Bruno...
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Zoetic Wines by Kim Vance
Zoetic Wines After I had been working in the financial industry in Houston, Texas for over 15 years, I realized something was missing. My husband and I had traveled to California’s wine country...
View ArticleExclusive Review: San Francisco’s Bluxome Street Winery
Recently I had the opportunity to spend a couple of hours in San Francisco visiting Bluxome Street Winery. Follow my journey below as I virtually revisit the winery for you. In the late 19th century,...
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Twelve Wines of Christmas and Beyond
The Patio at Pulenta Estate, Mendoza, Argentina My blog is a mélange of wine and travel experiences, but sometimes we just need some wine recommendations for upcoming holidays like Christmas,...
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Napa, here I come!
Welcome to Napa Valley! No, it’s not a just a trip, but it’s a brand new life for me! Taking off the end of 2013 really allowed me to relax and open my heart and mind. When my part-time wine business...
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Everyone Drinks Pink and Five More Things the French Taught me About Wine by...
I recently returned from a business (Ok, and pleasure) trip to France. I am a winemaker based in Napa and was there to attend the 2013 SITEVI Agricultural Conference in Montpellier and then, since I...
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#WIML: What’s in my library? The January 2014 Edition.
Yes, this is a travel and wine blog, but as a child I was an avid reader. My mom used to tell me my eyes would go bad from reading late at night in my dimly lit bedroom. I think she was right. I’ve...
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Ready to get your Zin on?
Zinfandel Experience Banner (zinfandel.org) My new job in Napa starts January 20 and later that week, January 23-25, wouldn’t you know it? There’s the Zinfandel Advocates & Producers’ (ZAP) All...
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2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 19,000...
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What I know after four weeks in Napa
Domaine Chandon Part of me feels like I should apologize to you, my readers, for my absence from writing. The other part of me is still trying to realize that my life in Napa is real! I still can’t...
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The Move To Napa: Chatting with Elizabeth Smith on Blog Talk Radio
Vineyard view on Silverado Trail On February 22, 2014, I had the pleasure of chatting with The Iowa Wino, Dan Goderis, on Blog Talk Radio about my journey to Napa. You can also catch up with Dan on...
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