Staying in CA after the Wine Blogger Conference certainly has its perks. I’m not sure that food ended up costing Thea, Ashley, and me a dime for the 2 days we spend criss-crossing Napa and Sonoma since so many wineries were hosting after after after WBC events…we tried to attend as many as possible…but I [...]
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Pretty much anyone who has known me for any amount of time knows this. I don’t like bugs, I don’t sleep outside, and I refuse to be too far away from a place with a shower and facilities. Perhaps it was Girl Scouts that did me in…I was always afraid of spiders, but one year [...]
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I could not get over this winery facility. Apparently the owner originally intended it to be his home….wow….but so many people pulled up looking for a winery that he instead decided to make it the home of the tasting room for Ledson Winery. This one was worth a visit just to see the place….I believe [...]
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Matt and I had the absolute pleasure of connecting with our very good friend Russ, the Winehiker, on our recent Sonoma/Napa trip. Russ kindly agreed to mosey on up to Sonoma and meet us to go on a hike. I promised Matt we would do something non-wine related on this trip, and while Russ’ hikes [...]
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This past September, I finally had a chance to go hiking with Russ. Russ, in case you haven’t heard of him, is better known as the Winehiker. He leads hikes all over the Northern California wine country that involve a hike, lunch, a wine tasting. Russ kindly picked me up at the airport the day [...]
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Way back in September I had the excellent fortune to be sent to San Francisco for a conference for my job (somehow, blogging doesn’t pay the bills….) and I met up with some excellent wine friends who kindly shuttled me around during my free time. When I arrived Russ picked me up at the airport [...]
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I pulled out the 2007 Thomas Fogarty Rose of Barbera from Fiddletown Vineyards to drink the other night. I picked this up at the winery while Russ and I were tasting for $22. It had a real cork closure and clocked in at 14.1% alcohol by volume. I loved this at the tasting and the [...]
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That’s right folks, WBW crept up on us again this month. Our host for this golden birthday of WBW is a man who recently celebrated his own golden birthday, Russ, the Winehiker! In keeping with his interests and passions, Russ has set the theme for this WBW at Which wine, which wilderness? By this he [...]
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As I’ve mentioned before, Patrick was kind enough to escort Matt, Russ, and me around his stomping ground of Healdsburg one of the days we were out in California this spring. Not only did he play tour guide, but he also chauffeured us around, acted as the local restaurant critic, and provided Russ with accommodations! [...]
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On our last trip to Sonoma, one of my absolute must visits was to Bella Vineyards. I fell in love with Bella on our honeymoon and we joined their club at that time. However, when we bought our house, we had to make some sacrifices and I had to give up my membership. It was [...]
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