Wine Tonite!

The year 2011 is swiftly coming to a close.  What started as a dream for both me and Jonjie, where everything seemed to be going our way at every turn like we had an everful purse of rabbit’s feet with a +10 against evil, the latter half of the year has us dealing with a [...]

As originally posted on the Wine Bloggers Conference blog: The inaugural Wine Tourism Conference was held November 16-17 at the newly revived Napa Marriott hot on the heels of yet another inaugural Napa event, the Napa Valley Film Festival.  This is the first conference focused on increasing and enhancing tourism to wine regions around the [...]

Stepping into a piece of history is always a pretty cool feeling.  The Napa Valley Opera House was built in 1880 and has served as the epicenter of the community for much of those 130 years, not to mention playing host to many talented artists.  You can learn more about this awesome venue just off [...]

While the wine country in 2011 has started with a cool spring / early summer as well as some late rains, leading to concerns of mildew and shattering, fear not, there is never a doubt that this will be the Best. Vintage. Ever. Is there ever any doubt?  Really.  Unfortunately, I may have just put [...]

When we lived in Atlanta we visited “wine country” many times.  No visit was ever void of special moments.  Those special times when everything is relaxed and in order and it just feels good.  And there would usually be a glass of wine in hand.  But, living here all the time has made me wonder [...]