Nestled among the 130 wineries of Northern Sonoma County's Russian River Valley sits The Farmhouse Inn, a place I call home, or at least the home of my dreams. It was home base during our recent Sonoma Wine Country weekend. As we approached after dark on Friday evening, the glow of the Main House decorated for [...]
Last weekend we spent three fabulous autumn days venturing around Sonoma Wine Country. It was my first trip to this wine rich area (over 450 wineries latest figure I found). I know... as a wine and travel writer how could this be my first trip? Truth is I spend most of my time exploring Virginia, [...]
Monday night I had the pleasure of being at friends' in Toronto when they opened this special bottle of wine from their wine rack...not only was it Canada's 2008 Pinot Noir of the Year and from the 2010-2011 Canadian Winery of the Year, Tawse Winery, but it's made of grapes from their cousin Tom Lauritzen's [...]
With Black Friday behind us, online retailers are ramping up for their version tomorrow, Cyber Monday. One of my girlfriends mentioned a friend of hers books ALL her trips for the following year online tomorrow because the deals are incredible! I subscribe to several online travel sale sites and noticed in my Jetsetter email today they are [...]
It's that time of year. Thanksgiving dinner shopping and choosing wines to serve with it. There's lots of advice out there this week on-line so thought I'd share my pairing guidance. Whether you chose red or white wine, I recommend serving both, the general advice is pair simple wines (lighter and less complex) with complex [...]