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Stories written by Tom Plant
">The Majestic Pacific Northwest
I visited the Pacific Northwest with my wife and a group of writers from the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association. We started in Seattle, then explored Woodinville and Kirkland before sailing aboard Holland America‘s m/s Westerdam through Alaska’s Inside Passage. With stops in Juneau, Hubbard Glacier, Sitka and Ketchikan we concluded our cruise in [...]
July 7th, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Travel,Wine & Food | Read More »
">We Get Wine
If you write about wine, chances are pretty good that after a while you’ll start receiving review samples. In our case, at times, you wind up with several wines to review, so many that it’s time to rally the troops. I put the word out on Facebook and we wound up at Oak Mountain Winery [...]
June 21st, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine Tasting Events,Wineries | Read More »
">Vinoteca – “We’re Victims of Our Passion”
On Wednesdays from 5:30 – 9:00, the winemaker pours Jeff’s three selections as well as a bonus pour of his choosing that might be a barrel sample, a reserve or library wine. Four 3 ounce pours will cost you $18. Add three tapas paired to the wines and the cost is $28. In my book that’s a hell of a bargain.
June 2nd, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine & Food,Wine & Music,Winemakers | Read More »
">The Men’s Wine Council Is Called To Order
Recently, our Corie Maue weighed in on the first meeting of the Women’s Wine Council. After some grumbling from a few males (yours truly included), organizer Linda Kissam relented and called to order the first meeting of the Men’s Wine Council. We, Chris Baptiste, Ken Barnes, Scott Vinton, Allan Kissam and his wife Linda gathered [...]
June 1st, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine Tasting Events | Read More »
">Greetings From Central Missouri
My visit to Missouri wineries I spent four days in Central Missouri tasting Missouri wine: Lake of the Ozarks and Columbia, with writers from the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association. Despite a very frightening tornado warning siren, we are all thoroughly impressed with what the diverse region has to offer. There will be [...]
May 30th, 2011 | Posted in Travel,Wine & Food,Wine Country trips,Wineries | Read More »
">Ham From Pigs Wine From Grapes
I realize you may be scratching your head at the title of this post. I scratched mine when I first saw the book. I met author Ted Haupert several months ago at Tesoro Winery in Old Town Temecula. He was delivering copies of the book to owners Buzz and Kimberly Olson. We struck up a [...]
May 20th, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine | Read More »
">The Big “Bu” – Learn About Malibu Wines
Malibu Wine Tasting with LAW WHAT: Did you know there are more than two dozen wineries in…Malibu? While guests have tasted wines from across California and around the world, now LAW presents THE most local stop on Learn About Malibu Wine’s Malibu wine tasting tour: MALIBU, The Big “BU.” Come see how great these wines—rarely [...]
May 20th, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine Tasting Events | Read More »
