My Dad was a baker. Although he met my Mom during World War II while building airplanes at Douglas Aircraft in California — he was a supervisor of some sort, and she was a “Rosie the Riveter” — he grew…
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Connecting Past and Present With Pastry
Tagged with: Danish Pastry, kringle, Mich., Michigan, O&H Bakery, Paw Paw, Racine, Smooth Jazz at Sunset, St. Joseph, travel, Wisconsin
Posted in Editor's Journal, Our Wine Travel Log
Posted in Editor's Journal, Our Wine Travel Log
Wine and Cheese Pairing, Wisconsin-Style
No visit to Wisconsin is complete without tasting cheese. After all, fans of the Green Bay Packers are known as “Cheeseheads,” right? In yesterday’s blog, we told you about our frustration in driving to the River Bend Winery and Distillery…
Tagged with: cheese, Cheeseheads, Green Bay Packers, Holland’s Family Cheese, Marieke Gouda, Marieke Penterman, River Bend Winery, travel, Wisconsin
Posted in Wine Buzz
Posted in Wine Buzz
Lesson Learned: Always Research Your Winery Visit
Growing up, I’d heard a lot about Chippewa Falls, a city that neighbors my late father’s hometown of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Those Wisconsin roots explain why I grew up a Packers fan, even though I’m a California native. So when…
Tagged with: beer, brewery, California, Eau Claire, Leinenkugel, River Bend Winery, travel, winery, winery visits, Wisconsin
Posted in Editor's Journal
Posted in Editor's Journal
Your Wine Guide to the NCAA Title Game
If you are a fan of college basketball, I don’t need to tell you that tonight at 9 o’clock Eastern (6 o’clock, Sonoma County), the Blue Devils of Duke University will take on the Badgers of Wisconsin for the 2015…
