Umbria… the word is rich, warm and full as it rolls off of your tongue. It’s almost meditative, like an Italian Ohm. Breathtaking dawn in the Castelluccio, Umbria, Italy This month the writers with #ItalianFWT are exploring the Orvieto DOC...
Walla Walla is located at the base of the Blue Mountains in the Southeast Corner of Washington. This has become a leading wine region, especially for Bordeaux varieties. Settlers first began growing grapes in this region in the 1850s, but...
Late last summer, when Oregon was in its heatwave, we were in the Willamette Valley and spent a morning at Youngberg Hill with the owner and winemaker Wayne Bailey. The McMinnville AVA is another sub-appellation within Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Until...
Today we visit another of the Nested AVAs in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. We are off to Lenné Estate In the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. The Yamhill-Carlton AVA The Yamhill-Carlton AVA is a horseshoe-shaped bowl that faces south. The North Yamhill River flows...
Michael and I have been working on a new series, called “The Scenic Route”. It is an expansion of our trips that began in 2018 that take us into wine regions via beautiful paths… How “The Scenic Route” began A...
The group at #ItalianFWT (Italian Food Wine & Travel) is celebrating the Big B’s of Italy! Last month Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm led us on an exploration of Brunell. Earlier in the year, in...
It had been a long time since we had traveled. I mean, this past year or so has been that way for most of us, right? We packed the car for 15 days on the road, complete with masks, hand...
I am a Rhône lover. You can blame it on Tablas Creek & the Rhône Rangers. They enable this habit, by providing me with amazing information and all of the Chateauneuf-du-Pape varieties to taste. I loved these California Rhône wines...
Le Marche is opportune for me. The Italian Food Wine and Travel group is dipping into Verdicchio from this region, just as I am doing a post on a session on Le Marche I attended at the Wine Media Conference. ...
When I say Pecorino, I know you are thinking cheese. But let me tell you about Abruzzo and the enchanting story of how this wine came to have the same name. The Charming Taste of Europe held a session on...
It’s been several years since my first trip to the Yakima Valley. I remember being so surprised at the landscape, it didn’t look so different from home, in the desert of Nevada. Of course in the Yakima Valley, there is...
What to pair with a white wine from Rioja? Cod in a White Wine and Saffron Sauce. Well, I knew it wanted to be a Spanish inspired dish. With the wine we had which was 100% Viura I knew that...
