Our Fine Wine Divas October event was all about this delicious season, Autumn Food & Wine Pairings. We gathered at the fabulous new hotel and hot spot in Washington, DC, The Graham Georgetown, in their farm-to-table restaurant, A.G.B. And our wine selection for the evening took us around the world: NV Steininger Grüner Veltliner from Austria 2012 [...]
I've had the pleasure of training up to New York City quite regularly over the last few months, and thought for those of you planning a trip to the city soon, I'd share some of my finds! Hotels Where to stay? These are two recents that I really enjoyed. Hudson New York: From the Morgan's [...]
I'm thrilled to announce the launch of my new children's picture book, KeeKee's Big Adventures in Paris, France! I started Grape Occasions to share my love of travel, wine and spas with the world. If you've read my bio, you'll know my love of travel started at a young age when my mom was a [...]
This month for a little pre-Christmas celebration, we headed to Colonial Williamsburg...the 18th-century capital city of Virginia. Prior to the Revolutionary War, Virginia was Britain's largest, wealthiest, and most populous outpost in the New World. Today Colonial Williamsburg brings to life the story of a revolutionary city on 301-acres of Historic Area with hundreds of restored, reconstructed, [...]
As part of Friday's festivities at the 5th Annual Wine Bloggers Conference in Portland, Oregon, we had to board unmarked buses that would take us into Oregon's Willamette Valley wine country. Our destination: Willamette Valley Vineyards and an incredible visit filled with Oregon's specialty, the Pinot grape. Willamette Valley Vineyards was named 2011 Winery of [...]