Tag Archives: Travel and Tourism

Extreme Wine Trip: Okanagan Valley BC Canada Part 1

Posted on March 30, 2020 by

Stuck at home? Grab a glass of something nice. Since we can’t travel, stray with me to the edge of wine-making. With so many “important” wine regions out there, I had set aside Canada’s Okanagan Valley. It was too far, … Continue reading →

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Visit to Pine Ridge Vineyards in Napa Valley

Posted on March 21, 2016 by

We start another day of our Napa Valley tour at Pine Ridge Vineyards. Somewhat new to Napa’s scene, in 1978 Gary Andrus founded Pine Ridge in Stags Leap AVA. His goal: to recreate Bordeaux. Continue reading →

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LOCH.LOMOND.BREWERY.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #10

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

The train takes my wife and I from Glasgow to the bonnie, bonnie banks o’ Loch Lomond: yes, that lake from the only Scottish song Americans know.  And no, we never take the high road. Kindly Tourist Office directions send … Continue reading →

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