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Wine Journal
In early April this year, I spent a day in Sutter Creek exploring the tiny town’s tasting rooms and eateries. This historic town has a lot to offer, and is...
Read MoreExperiencing Anderson Valley in Mendocino County is like stepping back in time. . .As the name suggests, Anderson Valley is a narrow valley tucked within the coastal mountain ranges—from the...
Read MoreSure, the wine industry brings visitors like myself to Anderson Valley, but growing grapes and making wine is not all that Anderson Valley is about. If you have ever visited...
Read MoreWhat you get when driving through Boonville and beyond on Highway 128 through Anderson Valley is a genuine sense of place—the feeling that Mendocino County is a collective group of...
Read MoreOn a recent trip to Italy, I visited the cities of Milano, Genova and Alba, with a day-trip to Cinque Terre. Among these four destinations, I visited countless cafés, bars...
Read MoreWhile in Italy, I was taken aback by the way coffee is not a beverage, but rather a lifestyle. In this article, I detail some of the ways Italian coffee...
Read MoreThis modern city is known as the home of fashion and the big business capital of Italy, but visitors like myself are discovering that the city has much more to...
Read MoreIt can be intimidating to explore a new winegrowing region, so I’ve put together a little itinerary that I hope you’ll find helpful in exploring Colorado wine country. I can’t...
Read MoreL’Angolo di Casa was small but inviting, warm and smelled heavenly. The staff was friendly and patient in communicating with us in what little Italian we knew....
Read MoreThe town of Hopland is much like the towns of Philo and Boonville in Anderson Valley. There is no stoplight—or stop sign, for that matter—and only a handful of restaurants,...
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