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Stories written by Tom Plant
">A Team Effort – Just Part of What Makes Orfila Winery Shine
I recently attended a media dinner at Escondido’s Orfila Winery. Ten of us visited with the team that runs the day to day operations at Orfila and enjoyed an extraordinary dinner prepared by Chef Mark Kuhlmann of San Diego based Culinary Underground.
January 31st, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine & Food,Wineries | Read More »
">Glorious Nova Scotia – Wolfville to Lunenburg
In late September and early October of last year, I visited Nova Scotia for the first time. I am certain it won’t be my last. I’ve already written about Halifax, The Bay of Fundy and Tatamagouche. Our next destination was Wolfville, where we visited Domaine de Grand Pré for a wine tasting and scrumptious dinner [...]
January 29th, 2011 | Posted in Travel,Wine & Food,Wineries | Read More »
">Striving To Be Good Wine Country Neighbors
It’s a delicate balance. Temecula Valley’s Wine Country brings visitors to the area and pumps dollars into our economy. Supervisor Jeff Stone has spearheaded a plan for future growth.
January 18th, 2011 | Posted in Wineries | Read More »
">Pinot Days Are Here Again
Pinot lovers are a slightly different breed. They carry a certain air, almost as though they’re privy to a secret they don’t want to share. It’s not really such a mystery. The wine produced from this grape is seductive and sultry.
January 16th, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine Tasting Events | Read More »
">South Of The Border, Down Mexico Way
I first visited Mexico with my parents about 45 years ago, and since that first trip to Puerto Vallarta I have returned dozens of times. I lived about an hour south of San Diego between Rosarito Beach and Ensenada between 2000 and 2002. During that period I paid my first visit to the Valle de [...]
January 6th, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Travel,Wine Country trips,Wineries | Read More »
">Year In Review 2010
Diego made many people happy retrieving his marinated tennis balls for them. Young, old, softball pitchers, not-so-talented-ball throwers, he wasn’t picky and he played with them all.
December 27th, 2010 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine Tasting Events,Wineries | Read More »
">A Day In The Napa Valley
As we walked around memories began flooding back of visits when the Eiseles lived there. We used to come for dinner, Milt usually barbecued steaks and we enjoyed them with his exceptional wines. Burges told us how the Araujos came to purchase the property in 1990.
December 20th, 2010 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Travel,Wine Country trips,Wineries | Read More »
