A New Smooth French Dessert Wine: Chateau de Montifaud, Vieux Pineau des Charentes blanc Features 1 min read
Why Low-Alcoholic Wine May Be Increasing & An Adult Beverage Option; Even No-Alc can be Tasty Bar Highlights 4 min read
Cognac for Wine-Lovers: there’s still grape juice at the heart of it Becky Sue Epstein Features 4 min read
Travel for 2025 Makes a Great Holiday Gift – Romance, Family, Celebration or Solo Destination Features 6 min read
Luxury Hotels That Love Dogs Maybe More Than Their Owners Barbara Barrielle Destination Features 3 min read
There is a Sleep Awareness Week! Here are a Couple Ways to Catch Up Barbara Barrielle Features 4 min readNot only are we in the midst of Sleep Awareness Week (March 10-16) with World Sleep Day right around the corner on March 15, but...
Visit Paso Robles in the Spring to avoid the Crowds and Intense Heat Barbara Barrielle Features 4 min readWaiting for summer may mean 105 degree temps, crowded wineries and restaurants – and an escape to the coastal towns...
Visit New Orleans this Spring for Four Seasons Culinary Experiences Barbara Barrielle Features 1 min readWith the start of spring in New Orleans, the Crescent City invites visitors to indulge in its rich cultural tapestry...
How do you Have a Festival for 15,000 and Walk Away With Only a Pick-up Bed of Garbage? Barbara Barrielle Features 1 min readSonoma County Farm Trails’ “Gravenstein Apple Fair” Announced as Finalist for Visit California Poppy Award for Destination Stewardship & Sustainable...
NAPA VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL AND THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA PRESENT “SALUTE TO CULINARY CINEMA!” Barbara Barrielle Features 5 min readA Film, Food, Wine, and Fundraising Event Celebrating the Best of Culinary Cinema: “The Taste of Things,” “Cloudy with a Chance...
An Iconic White Wine – for Dessert Becky Sue Epstein Feature Stories 3 min read ICE WINE: Naturally Frozen On the Vine Ice wine grapes must be naturally frozen on the vine for a period...
2022 Rombauer Carneros Chardonnay: Wine for Butter Chicken Becky Sue Epstein Wine Reviews 1 min readA creamy aroma wafted up from the glass when I first poured this chardonnay. As the wine opened, more of...
Since 1893: Napa Chardonnay from Stags’ Leap Winery Becky Sue Epstein Wine 1 min read2022 Stags’ Leap Napa Valley Chardonnay So surprised when I opened this bottle to find that it’s lean and grassy,...
