The Real Napa Valley
My current destination, the Napa Valley Many wineries in the Napa Valley craft stunning examples of cabernet sauvignon because the grape flourishes in our Mediterranean microclimates and varied soil...
View ArticleLoving Bubbles, Loving Life
#MWWC27 Winner! *This is my entry for the Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #27, #MWWC27, whose theme is BUBBLES.* You may VOTE HERE through Monday, September 19, 2016. The first fizzy ‘wine’ that I...
View ArticleBurgundy: People with a Passion for Wine
It was a beautiful evening in Beaune. We had checked into our small hotel and headed downstairs for dinner. Many memories of that summer in France as a college student studying French have faded with...
View ArticleAn Interview with VinVillageRadio
Logo Courtesy of VinVillage Recently I had the opportunity to speak with VinVillageRadio about this website, in honor my fifth anniversary of Traveling Wine Chick, as well as to talk about my writing...
View ArticleMy ‘Winestory’
#MWWC29, Monthly Wine Writing Challenge 29 Facebook’s ‘On This Day’ reminded me that it was three years ago, December 3, 2013 that I accepted my first full-time job in the wine business at a winery in...
View ArticleObscurity Thwarted
#MWWC30, Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #30 *This post is my entry for Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #30, #MWWC30, whose theme is obscure, as described at this link. Voting at this link begins...
View ArticleYou had me at aphrodisiac!
Aphrodisiac Food and Wine Pairing Working in the wine business, I attend many events. After a while, many start to feel the same. However, at Dutton-Goldfield Winery in the Russian River Valley, which...
View ArticleTranslation, Passion, and Transformation
Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #32 This is my entry for Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #32 (#MWWC32), as described at this link. Voting begins Tuesday, April 25, 2017, and ends Monday, May 1, 2017, at...
View Article#MWWC33: Once Upon A Time
#MWWC33: Once Upon A Time*This post is an entry for Monthly Wine Writing Challenge #33. You may vote through June 19 at this link.* Once upon a time, I sat down at my computer to publish another post...
View ArticleMy Wine Movie Moment: French Kiss
French Kiss (source: Wikipedia) I was recently asked to contribute a movie or television wine moment to a recent Snooth article, Wine in the Movies and on TV, and being the hopeless romantic that I am,...
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