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Zagreb, Croatia played host to the 2013 International Wine Tourism Conference. The forecast called for snow and for once the forecasters got it right....
Snowy runway in Zagreb, Croatia
Where do I start? When I arrived at LAX, where there should have been a seat number on my boarding pass were the letters GT...
Last year at this time I was still savoring my memories of eight magical days in Italy, from Umbria to Campagna at the 2012 International Wine Tourism Conferenc...
I spend a lot of time traveling. This past year, I've been to Italy, Napa, Sonoma, Oregon, Georgia and Florida and I'm sure a few other places as well. Of all t...
I recently visited St. Augustine, Florida, a place where history reaches out to touch you at every turn. I stayed at the delightful Casablanca Inn, home of the ...
I have to confess that I'm a sucker for corned beef and cabbage. I could probably eat it every day and not grow tired of it. My plate arrived with a couple of generous slices of corned beef that fell apart at the touch of a fork
In 1969, Dick and Nancy Ponzi moved from Los Gatos, in what would become the Silicon Valley, to Beaverton, bought a strawberry farm and planted 12 acres of wine grapes. Even though they had little to no experience in the wine industry, they dreamed of producing world class Pinot Noir.
Ted Dennard is the founder of Savannah Bee Company and he shared his passion for honey as well as tastes of several different honeys including orange blossom, black sage and my favorite, Tupelo. Insert Van Morrison song here.
What do you get for your $750? Louis XIII de Rémy Martin Cognac (around $1,000 a bottle), Tahitian vanilla and Palmira chocolate, filled with chocolate ganache and topped with edible gold.
During our visit we saw an eagle in its nest and several alligators. I got within about six feet of a big one to snap his picture. I grateful he didn't snap me!
