As if my travel bucket list needed to get longer, Wine Enthusiast Magazine announced it’s list of 10 Best Wine Travel Destinations of 2013. The editors endure the rough task of traveling the world to fine places wine enth...
Wineries
Here’s the bottom line: leave San Diego International Airport (SAN) at 9:45am and land at Sonoma County Airport (STS) in time to lunch in wine country. Yes, it’s now possible. I won’t be offended if you leave...
Life has moved at such a fast pace that I haven’t been taking wine notes that are good enough to pass on. However, the reason why I started writing about wine was to point out bottles from the perspective of a busy mom. A...
The last winery I’d like to share with you from my NBC segment about San Diego County wines is Bernardo Winery. It’s the only winery I’ve ever been to where I did not drink any wine. Why, you ask? It’s n...
I love the story behind this winery. Rosa and Gerry Cordiano moved from Italy to San Diego in the early 1990s. They shared their love of Italian food via opening several restaurants around the county, but winemaking was their f...
When researching San Diego County wineries for my NBC segment, I asked my local wine blogger friends if they have any favorites. Bill over at Cuvee Corner suggested that I check out Sunshine Mountain Vineyard in San Marcos. I&#...
I know you have a vision of Martinelli’s in your mind, but clear it. J. Jenkins Dolcezza apple wine was brought to my attention by Carolyn, the wine buyer at Whole Foods La Jolla. I picked her brain a little regarding my ...
A few weeks ago, I did a segment on NBC San Diego’s California Nonstop show about San Diego wineries. This was one of the most interesting assignments I’ve had so far. There’s nothing terrible about having to ...
Despite being an incredibly easy 1 hour drive away from Temecula Valley Wine Country, I hadn’t been to any wineries out there in several years. I take that back, it had been almost 10. I feel absurd just typing that. I ha...
If you have a Costco membership, you’ve no doubt passed a giant section of Cameron Hughes Wine. After you read this, you’re going to want to pay more attention to it. You can’t tell by the label, but these w...
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