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Napa Trip – Day One – The Adventure of Getting There
So driving to Napa proved to be more challenging than I thought. Who would have thought that we’d hit a massive, January or February-style snow storm in mid-March?!?! Snow between Yreka and Weed Sorry...
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Napa Trip – Day Three – Supporting a good cause and “I paid HOW much?”
Day three. Ugh. Is it really the “halfway point” of my vacation already? For months, I had been hearing rave reviews on Twitter about Cleavage Creek. And for good reason. Random poll, but related to...
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Napa Trip – Day Four – Letting My Inner 6 Year Old Out, Free Beer & Trash...
Yes. 6 year old. Why????? Because we went to the Jelly Belly factory!!!!! The Jelly Belly Bug!!! The Jelly Belly factory, about 20 minutes south of Napa in Fairfield, is free. And it’s a lot of fun....
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Napa Trip – Day 5 – Thus Ends the Journey. :(
*Sigh* End of vacation already? It can’t be!!!! We woke fairly early on Thursday to rain. The first time since we’d be in California that we got what was promised. Well, except for the adventure...
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Goals for 2013 here…
I’m not a fan of resolutions. In fact, I *hate* them with the passion of a million white-hot burning suns. So I don’t make them. Ever. What I do make, though, are goals. And I don’t necessarily set...
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Treated like Kings…err…well, actually Queens…– A Visit to King Estate Winery
So after indulging us at the Wine Bloggers Conference with a delicious meal, King Estate provided us with the opportunity to come visit. I took them up on their offer and convinced my Mom, my good...
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A Weekend in Tri-Cities, WA – An Adventure on Red Mountain, part 1
After WBC12, I was looking at my schedule at work and realized that, after the big Seattle Game that pitted my beloved Washington State Cougars football team against the Oregon Ducks, I had exactly...
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A Weekend in Tri-Cities, WA – An Adventure on Red Moutain part 2
So after filling ourselves and resting up after driving the 4 hours or so it took us, we woke the next morning to a typical “wet side” November day. Foggy, dreary and drizzly. And honestly, I was okay...
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Realization…WBC 13 is just around the corner!
Literally! In just over a week from now, the 6th Annual Wine Bloggers Conference will be taking over the Penticton Lakeside Resort in Penticton, BC. Damn. It feels like yesterday that WBC 12 ended. I...
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2012 Recuerdo Wines Torrontes – Summer? Yes, please!
So recently, I featured the 2011 Recuerdo Wines Malbec. Now, on to the whites. 2012 Recuerdo Torrontes If this looks familiar, it is. I got to try the 2011 vintage of this same wine at the Wine...
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Rockstar Treatment in Penticton, BC – WBC13
Wow. That’s all I can say in the 24 hours since the conclusion of WBC 13 in Penticton, BC. They really rolled out the red carpet and gave us the “Rockstar Treatment” in Penticton. I mean seriously, 2...
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The Journey to Penticton – Day 2
After a good night’s rest, we got back on the road and headed towards the Canadian border, which was only about 45 minutes from where we stayed. Scenery between Omak and the Canadian border The reality...
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Penticton…A Place to Stay Forever (YES PLEASE!)
So after taking two days to drive up to Penticton, we arrived. It was a lovely adventure and I still had more to come with the conference!! The conference was in and of itself was fantastic. James...
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Fun in the Sun – A Rattlesnake Hills Wine Trail Adventure
So the week after Easter wasn’t exactly the best week. A dear friend of mine lost her valiantly fought battle with cancer. A friend got reported to Facebook for the most bs reason…posting pictures of...
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Walla Walla – The place so nice, they named it twice
35 years ago, if you had said you were going to Walla Walla, an eyebrow would’ve been raised and a judgmental glance shot in your direction. Why? Because at that point, Walla Walla was known as the...
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Where the Country Meets the City: Walla Walla comes to Portland
I’ve raved about the wonderful wines that come from Walla Walla before here. And for good reason. They’re amazing!! While browsing Facebook one night, I saw that the Walla Walla Wine Alliance was...
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