Along the road – 3 different tasting room experiences
Traveling along the road for more than a few hours can be very boring and can lower your energy level. Thank goodness for podcasts, music and the occasional stop at a winery to try some of the wines in a new region of the US. I recently made such a trip and my first...
Hermit Woods Winery – Meredith, NH
I’ve visited several wineries around the country. Some are large production wineries and some small family-owned wineries but who would have guessed that one of the most interesting and creative wineries was right in my backyard? In the quaint, picturesque town of...
The Tasting Room Experience
It’s 8:45pm on Thursday and I usually post earlier but today was filled with a few friends and a much-anticipated vaccine. I’m feeling like I’m one step closer to traveling and visiting wineries and doing all the things that make me happy. I’m sure that everyone feels...
Travel anyone?
I really like this quote… “We travel for romance, we travel for architecture, and we travel to be lost.” – Ray Bradbury Travel for me has been exciting and it has changed my perspective on life, love, and friendship. Over the past 20 years or so, I’ve traveled with...
Wine and Artistry– Music pairing (50’s and 60’s)
The other night I was thinking about unusual wine pairings and immediately thought…why not pair wine with music or art or theatre? Art, in whatever form, brings you into a certain frame of mind. It either transports you to a different place and time or affects you on...
The Grand Hotel del Coronado
One of my most favorite destinations when I travel to San Diego is Coronado Island. It is located across the bay from downtown San Diego and is connected by a bridge that spans a little over 2 miles and allows a 200-foot clearance for the tall ships to pass under. You...
The Brandy Alexander
Well, it’s still winter and one of my favorite winter cocktails is the Brandy Alexander. My love affair with this mixed concoction started on a cold December evening several years ago. I was on Cape Cod (yes, in the winter) and it was freezing outside. I decided to...
It’s National Drink Wine Day!
I figured that this week I’d write a short blog post to alert you all to the fact that it’s National Drink Wine Day! I know that some of you are serial wine drinkers or at least occasional wine drinkers so today, go out and get a bottle and fill your glass with your...
Valentine’s Day = Chocolate + Wine
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to share some information about chocolate and wine pairings. Valentine’s Day is all about chocolate! If you taste some of your favorites with a nice glass of wine, it makes the experience even...
A Trip to Sardi’s NYC
I was reminiscing about travel today and thinking about New York City. I love New York. I try to go as often as I can and take in the city vibe and especially Broadway. I’m passionate about theatre and going to New York definitely has a profound effect on me. But...