The Great WA/CA Syrah Taste Off

This one won’t go down in the history books with the 1976 Judgment of Paris, or be (un)fortunate enough to have bad movies made about the back story leading up to a blind tasting wine competition.  But, this was a heck of a lot of a fun and provided some very interesting results. Our good friend [...]

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Wimbledon

The beginning of our recent trip overseas dropped us off in London for a couple days of walking the city, getting over jetlag, and a rare opportunity to visit the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club for Wimbledon.  This is one of the unique big time sporting events where you can actually show up day [...]

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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. sitting at the bar is like taking a cooking class 3. wine list is unique 4. parking was easy 5. staff was friendly and very knowledgable 6. basque food is damn good 7. they know how to cook the basque [...]

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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 and friends. The ancient city is unchanged, yet very different than it was during the days of Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, da Vinci, and Dante.  The streets and the buildings seem immovable and that they will live [...]

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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 up boot straps and get back to work. But I’m a freelance writer, so the way I see it, I just need to spend less money. For my contribution, I’m separating from my deepest, longest [...]

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