When planning a getaway weekend to Northern California’s wine country, you have many decisions to make: where to stay, where to eat, which wineries to visit… But the very first decision that must be made is which region to visit:…
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Napa or Sonoma? The Small City Vibe vs. the Country Side
Tagged with: Highway 12, Napa Valley, Robert Mondavi, Silverado Trail, Sonoma County
Posted in Our Wine Travel Log
Posted in Our Wine Travel Log
A Trip to a Tasting Room: Do I Really Need to Spit Out Each Wine?
You’ve probably read it in wine books, or perhaps even in this blog: When visiting a winery tasting room, it’s a good idea to spit out each sip of wine after sloshing it around your mouth to taste it. I’ve…
Grape Growers and Their Timely Harvest
Whether it’s peace and tranquility that you seek, or total immersion in the winemaking process, there is a season in wine country that will fit your demeanor and desires. California wine country, from Temecula in the south to Lake County…
Tagged with: 2018 Napa harvest, seasons in the vineyard, when to visit wine country
Posted in Our Wine Travel Log, Wine Buzz
Posted in Our Wine Travel Log, Wine Buzz
The Natural Wine Craze: What’s It All About?
Every generation wants to make its mark, and in the world of wine, the spreading popularity of “natural wine” can be credited largely to the interest of Millennials. As Tom Madrecki, who has partnered in a pop-up wine bar in…
Tagged with: natural wine, terroir, The Four Horsemen, The Punchdown, Tom Madrecki, Wildair
Posted in Our Wine Travel Log, Wine in the Glass
Posted in Our Wine Travel Log, Wine in the Glass
Wineries Where Man’s Best Friend Are Welcome
When I mention Winery Dogs, I’m not taking about the classic-rockish “super group” of the same name, which is due to release its third album on August 4. No, I’m talking about actual dogs at actual wineries — in some…
Tagged with: dog-friendly wineries, Honig Vineyard & Winery, Rover.com, The Winery Dogs, Wine Dogs
Posted in Our Wine Travel Log
Posted in Our Wine Travel Log
Why Prosecco Is Considered ‘The New Bubbly’
The year was 2015. It was a momentous year in the history of wine. In the United Kingdom, for the first time ever, sales of Italian Prosecco surpassed sales of French Champagne. Take a moment to digest that factoid. Never…
Wine City: An Amusement Park for Adults
It may seem incongruous to place the word “Chateau” before the words “Changyu Baron Balboa Xinjiang,” but this European-inspired winery in China’s resort city of Yantai is poised to become much more than just a wine estate. It’s being transformed…
Tagged with: Changyu, China, Chinese wine, theme parks, travel, Wine City, wine tasting
Posted in Our Wine Travel Log
Posted in Our Wine Travel Log
What the Start of Summer Means for Your Wine Plans
There is no part of the year that is unimportant in the vineyard. That said, some seasons are more important than others, and summer is when the grapes on the vines receive most of the nourishing sunshine they need to…
Tagged with: Cayuga Wine Trail, Chateau Ste Michelle, Summer, summer wine travel, summer wines, The Mountain Winery, Thornton Winery
Posted in Editor's Journal, Our Wine Travel Log
Posted in Editor's Journal, Our Wine Travel Log
