Elena and her team are highly conscious of the environment and make sure the winery meets or exceeds every standard for emissions. Water is re-used for irrigation. The goal is to have a completely sustainable winery.
We walked around, exploring every nook and cranny we could. Attention to detail is evident everywhere. There's a sense you've stepped back in time and you can almost hear the sounds of the old west. We gathered inside the intimate chapel. We soaked in the magnificent views. We picked up a wine glass and met in front of the carriage house and sipped on Homan Ranch 2012 Sauvignon Blanc before heading down the hill for dinner at Will's Fargo Steakhouse, a restaurant and bar that dates back to the late 1920s when it was owned by Will Fay.
After touching down in Bilbao, we made our way into the land of wine legends - Rioja. We came over the crest of a hill and there it was. Sprawling rolling viney...
Chef Seth starts with an eight-day brine, then rubs the brisket with Santa Maria rub and puts it in the fridge for a day before smoking it for two days on a mixture of mesquite and hickory. Words simply don't do it justice.
Enjoy hot cocoa or mulled cider (grown-ups can opt for mulled wine or "special" cocoa) while you take in the twinkling spectacle of Old Town Temecula and award-winning Inland Empire Homes.
After their humble beginnings with one acre in Bryan that grew to thirty, they own 150 acres in West Texas and altogether there are more than 900 acres that are part of Messina Hof. In the late 80s and early 90s they started winning some major awards.
This was the day I saw for the first time the pretzel necklace. What a brilliant idea, and from what I've been told, something that's been in existence for quite some time. It's so simple to execute. Grab some pretzels, loop them onto a string or ribbon, tie them around your neck and you're good to go! Take a sip of beer, grab a pretzel. Sheer genius.
Located in Buhl, Idaho, just east of Twin Falls, this facility sees anywhere from five to ten million pounds of trout swimming at any given time. They raise 24 - 26 million pounds of fresh water Rainbow Trout annually which accounts for up to 75% of Idaho's trout production.
After twisting and turning our way through narrow city streets, we reached our destination. I chuckled when I saw the name of the bar next door - KGB Still Watching You. As this was our first Georgian meal, we ordered a little bit of everything and it was mighty tasty.
