Lifestyle

Windmills, souvenir shops, and pastry shops line the streets of Solvang in the heart of the Santa Ynez Valley. No other town in wine country...

06 July, 2021

During quarantine over the past year, lots of people started baking. While I found myself enjoying cooking, I did not catch the baking bug that...

03 July, 2021

We are all itching to get out and travel again and wine county is a great destination! I took my first trip post-vaccination to Lodi,...

29 June, 2021

Heading up to Santa Ynez wine country this week, we were looking for a place to stay. But with travel kicking into gear, many hotels...

26 June, 2021

We see so many female winemakers today but 30 years ago, that was not the case. It is thanks to the trailblazers that proceeded the...

22 June, 2021

They are colorful. They are vegan. They are quite tasty. They are plant-based rainbow burgers from Flower Burger and the Please The Palate pick of...

19 June, 2021

I recently spoke with three young female winemakers who shared their perspectives on what inspired them to make wine and how they balance work and...

15 June, 2021

For the June Issue of BIN Magazine, I had the pleasure to profile 10 women in the spirits industry. Each of these women prove that...

08 June, 2021

Sitting at my desk day after day does a number on my back. No matter how much exercise or stretching I do, if I sit...

05 June, 2021

Like the majority of people, travel stopped for me in March 2020. Since my flight home to Los Angeles from Washington, DC on February 23,...

22 May, 2021