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WBC 10 – Walla Walla Washington Welcomes Wine Bloggers

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I’ve just returned from an amazing five day visit to Washington State, where not only did I attend the Wine Bloggers Conference in Walla Walla, but I was also one of 12 lucky winners of the WBC Or Bust contest with a plethora of pre and post conference activities. If you’re familiar with this site, [...]

June 29th, 2010 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Travel,Wine & Food,Wine Country trips | Read More »

Nine Days in Maine – 1st Stop, Portland

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The first morning I dined on grilled pineapple followed by French Toast stuffed (yes, stuffed) with strawberry cheesecake. A stuffed yours truly put on his walking shoes once more and strolled back downtown.

June 21st, 2010 | Posted in Miscellany,Travel,Wine & Food,Wine Tasting Events | Read More »

A Visit To Temecula – Part 3

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He and Catherine found the 27 acre parcel where their farm in located about ten years ago. It was in such disrepair they turned around halfway up the driveway. After being persuaded to take a good look, they decided it was worth a shot.

June 2nd, 2010 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Travel,Wine & Food,Wineries | Read More »

Visiting Temecula With IFWTWA -Part 2

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Sal is quick witted, affable and has a clear passion for food. He has been Executive Chef at the Temet Grill at TCI for the past five years. He changes his menu according to season, shops at the Farmers Market weekly and has seen the amount of fish ordered increase by leaps and bounds over the years. He considers himself a great conductor of a great orchestra.

June 1st, 2010 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Travel,Wine & Food,Wine Country trips,Wineries | Read More »

Back Home Again In Paso Robles

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Denis’ past career as a recording engineer is evident everywhere you look. There are Gold Records on the walls and a recording studio where he makes his CDs.

May 29th, 2010 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Travel,Wine Country trips | Read More »

Discovering My Own Backyard

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I’ve lived in the Temecula Valley for nearly eight years now. I wasn’t aware of how much I hadn’t seen until last week’s visit by a group of writers from the International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association. I was introduced to this outstanding organization at a luncheon at Thornton Winery last year. I joined [...]

May 25th, 2010 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Travel,Wine & Food,Wine Country trips | Read More »

Gold (and Wine) Country – Calaveras and Amador Counties

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In the just over a year we’ve been publishing WINEormous, we’ve visited the Temecula Valley and Paso Robles extensively and have toured the Santa Ynez and Napa Valleys as well as the states of Washington, Texas, Idaho, Maryland, Virginia and Texas. We’ve barely begun to scratch the surface. Recently we visited Calaveras and Amador Counties [...]

May 22nd, 2010 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Travel,Wine Country trips | Read More »

Wine Bloggers Conference

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