We are all itching to travel, to get out of our houses and go somewhere new. But we also have to be safe and smart when we travel. This past...
Itching to get out of the house? While your holiday travel plans may have been thwarted, you may still want to travel. But if you do, please be safe. Consider...
Happy July 2020! 2020 has definitely not turned out the way most of us expected. We are now in our fifth month of the Covid-19 pandemic. And if you have been...
As business slowly start to reopen, wineries have eagerly been waiting to reopen. Some were able to start over the last few weeks and the rest have been told they...
I always find it fun to try a new wine, especially when it is from a grape that I am not familiar with. Last week, my wine friends and I...
Do you have a favorite wine region? Is it where you took your first wine trip or is it where you celebrated a special event? Perhaps you love multiple regions...
Spring is finally here and yet our lives have changed so much in the last month. As I write my quarterly newsletter, we have been social-distancing and sheltering at home...
It’s Mendocino, not Montecito. It’s Anderson Valley, not Alexander Valley. Located just over an hour north of Healdsburg, on the coast of California, Mendocino is the out-of-the-way wine country. It is not near any urban areas. It is remote. It is not carpeted with vines but rather interspersed with other agriculture. It is a secret corner of California and one that I went to explore with some girlfriends and fellow wine writers for a weekend.
Mendocino County is a hidden gem filled with rolling hills along the coast. In addition to wineries, breweries and delightful New England-esque towns to explore, there are charming inns to stay in. 
With flu season here and the threat of the spread of Coronavirus, we need to do all we can to protect ourselves when we are out in public. As someone...
As I think about where I plan to travel in this new year, I keep thinking about my trip to Italy last fall. Campania, in the south of Italy had...