Sonoma Wine Passsport Weekend

Sonoma Wine Passsport Weekend

  This weekend we attended a wonderful wine festival in Sonoma, California. I would highly recommend that you attend this annual event next year if you enjoy extraordinary wines paired with unique and delicious food bites, good music, a convivial atmosphere and...
Napa Valley

Napa Valley

I’ll be honest, I haven’t been to Napa in many years. Its cachet, hype, expense and snob-factor had put me off. It was over-exposed, commercial and crowded. I gave it up many years ago for the quaint charm of Paso Robles, Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara and...
Sonoma Wine Passsport Weekend

Cuba is Opening

The news is wonderful today. The US Department of Treasury and Commerce announced historic changes slated to take effect n Friday, January 16, 2015.  You will no longer need a specific license to travel to the island and will now be allowed to use credit cards –...
From Paso Robles to San Francisco

From Paso Robles to San Francisco

Our Paso Robles trip ended on a high note with private tastings at some of our favorite wineries and a special barrel tasting with Jacob Toft, a winemaker who shares space at Denner Vineyards, but who will soon have his own space in Tin City.   We finished up the trip...