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The Harvest Vine
enjoying a delicious and entertaining dinner with Liz at the Harvest Vine bar. The Harvest Vine Top 10 1. ambiance is A+ 2. ...
Tavola Rosso Florence Travel Guide
Florence is a special place for many reasons, and I share many great memories of this town with both family ...
Prosecco: The Changing of the Guard
Today we all are on a journey of perseverance. Our reigning Commander-in-Chief has put before us the challenge to pull ...
Wine of the Week
Nomade Torrontes 2007Nomade Torrontes 2007
Having friends who went, and loved, the culture, food, and wine of this South American country, Argentina is one of the next big trips I’d like to make. This wine will only help encourage that research. Torrontes is a native grape to Argentina and, from what I gather, its really only [...]
Food and Wine
Any true wine journey is a love story…I know I’ve quoted Dottie and John from the WSJ multiple times, but thier latest article (Rails, Romance, and Really Good Wine) is easily one of their best yet.
This paragraph in particular speaks to the wine lover and what I like most about the wine experience.
“Any true wine journey is a love story and don’t [...]
Travel
Kauai ActivitiesWe just returned from a trip to beautiful Kauai, and wanted to share our top 5 list of things to do while on the island.
1. the beaches. get out, get some sun, watch the surf and get wet. Kauai has gorgeous beaches, some busy, some quaint, some difficult to get to. Our favorites include [...]
In the Moment
European Chardonnayno oak monsters here
one of the main reasons to really get into white burgundy.
Domaine Pascal Berthier Macon Chaintre White Burgundy Vielles Vignes 07 is perfect for a sunny spring day!
Europe
5TerreEarlier today I was reading through Rick Steve’s take on vacationing to Italy’s Cinque Terre and caught myself day dreaming back to the two times I have visited the region. One of them was 8 years ago this April. Time flies, that is for sure. These five towns are one of the must sees in [...]
Garage Wine
The Second RackingWe had been talking about it for weeks, and now that the great Seattle mess of a winter allows for safe navigation across our city, we thought it was about time for another racking, and carboy sampling while we were at it.
Our wine was noticeably different than back in early November when we racked [...]
Seattle
Molly Moon’s: Much more than a double scoopDespite the dreary Seattle rain today, ice cream sounded good and we just so happened to be in the Wallingford neighborhood- home to Molly Moon’s homemade ice cream shop. I have been wanting to check this place out for months and what better time than now, as I am 8 months pregnant and always in [...]
