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Helping the Land Express Itself

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The drive up the mountain can be harrowing, so allow plenty of time. The reception at the winery can be no less than frigid if you have not done your homework and made a reservation confirmed by email well in advance of your arrival. Cain is not a winery on the “party bus” tour of Napa.

June 7th, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Travel,Wine Country trips,Wineries | Read More »

Greetings From Central Missouri

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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 »

Another Day On Alabama’s Gulf Coast, Another Day In Paradise

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In the fall of 2010 I joined a group of journalist from the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) to see firsthand how Alabama’s Gulf Coast was doing following a massive oil spill earlier that year. We breathed a collective sigh of relief when we saw how white the beaches were and tasted [...]

April 9th, 2011 | Posted in Miscellany,Travel,Uncategorized | Read More »

Soggy, But Delightful – Quick Notes From The Road

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We awoke yesterday morning to torrential rains. We decided to head to Sonoma and some of my old stomping grounds. The drive was an adventure, with winds whipping and rain coming down so hard we could barely see the road.

March 25th, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Travel,Wine Country trips,Wineries | Read More »

Glorious Nova Scotia – Wolfville to Lunenburg

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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 »

South Of The Border, Down Mexico Way

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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 »

A Day In The Napa Valley

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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 »

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