Summer is a great time to explore the open road and travel across our great country. Aside from the sights, the best part about any trip, in our opinion, is the food. So, we’ve compiled some key cities and restaurants we stopped into along the way. May your travels be DELICIOUS!
Meet the women behind the wine that just might remind you of someone you know. Who doesn’t know or have a Middle Sister! You can say that great minds thought alike when a group of creative, tenacious women pursued their passion for wine and sisterhood.
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You could easily call it the most popular wine in Houston. Davis Family’s incredible Cabernet catapulted to fame after winning over palates and votes a couple of years ago at the Houston Stock Show and Rodeo to be named the Grand Champion – the highest rated wine in the competition.
Fans of big reds are in for a real treat! The Zinfandel is a premium wine that’s consistently rated by Wine Spectator magazine as a Top 100 Wine in all of the World! Some of the most famous areas for planting and harvesting grapes make for Zinfandels with a fuller taste!
I recently spent an afternoon with Chris Benziger touring his family’s beautiful vineyards. The Benzigers are not only farming their grapes organically but also biodynamically.
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A trip to the California Wine Country would not be complete without a stop at one of the most spectacular wineries anywhere. In fact, any time my husband and I go to Napa, Domain Carneros is always our first stop.
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On a recent trip to Napa we had dinner at Michael Chiarello’s restaurant in Yountville called Bottega. Dinner was wonderful, and I fell in love with these hammered copper water glasses. Your water stays nice and chilled for a long while. But, that’s not all we found at his eclectic store next door to Bottega.
Plan on spending some time at this beautiful Sonoma winery. The grounds are spectacular—you’ll want to walk through their lush gardens. Be sure to look for the ‘cork’ tree…you’ll see up close and personal where those precious little wine stoppers come from.
The tasting room here is spacious with a great offering of gift items.
When in Napa I always spend time at Dean & Deluca – a foodie’s paradise. Incredible food items from all over the world, a fabulous bakery, and a huge wine selection are reason enough to stop by, but if you love cheese…plan to spend do a tasting at Dean & Deluca with their cheese monger.
Paso Robles is said to be the fastest wine growing region in California. Nestled between San Francisco and Los Angeles, it’s a beautiful place to visit, and its wines are getting rave reviews. Wine critic Robert M. Parker says Paso Robles ‘shows some of the most striking potential in all of California.’ I attended a […]
Sure it’s ‘tax day’ but it doesn’t have to be depressing—spend the evening tasting wines. If you are interested in wine you already know about the wonderful New World Wine and Food Festival in San Antonio every November. What you may not know is that the NWWFF also sponsors numerous wine events throughout the year, […]
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My husband and I were looking for a place to totally, completely get away. A place where we could forget about the crazy deadlines, details and demands of our jobs; a place we could reconnect with the outdoors and maybe even our creative side that often gets pushed aside in our busy lives.
We’ve been exploring the Mendocino wine region and drove down along Hwy 1 to Tomales Bay, an area known for fresh oysters. The oysters, btw, were amazing. Several different varieties raw or barbequed on the half shell. But the real show was when we walked outside. Check out the row of cars parked out front. […]
What a fun weekend! Rob and Lydia Mondavi recently invited me to their ‘Crush for Beauty’ event in Napa. It’s a big day because Rob harvests the cabernet grapes from his Osso vineyards for his wine, and Lydia uses everything but the grape juice for her 29 Cosmetics.
The entire wine world was saddened this spring by the passing of Robert Mondavi. He was a visionary – a passionate, innovative entrepreneur who created the most famous winery in California.
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