As a creative person, I love all art forms, especially photography. I knew from a very young age I wanted to be part of the process of creating beautiful…

We all know travel can be stressful, even at the best of times… add a virus that’s completely upended the world, and the stress just multiplied exponentially. With travel once…

  In 2004, the movie Sideways catapulted pinot noir into popularity and forever made Santa Barbara synonymous with the red wine varietal.  But pinot noir was a highly prized and…

Have you heard of Encruzado, a white wine from Portugal’s Dao wine region? I had not until a tasting with Pedro Castra Mendonca, CEO of the Dao Wine Board.  In…

  Is there a wine enthusiast who doesn’t love to discover something new– a new wine, a new varietal, or a new region?  The answer is no, as a wine…

  UPDATED: October 2, 2020 Please read this message from Castello di Amorosa owner, Dario Sattui, then order some wine, and wait. The Italian castle was not damaged in the…

One of the things I miss most about travel is the chance encounters with strangers. Often it is just a temporary connection; perhaps a shared table at a crowded restaurant,…

Perhaps because I can not travel to Italy right now, (I was scheduled to travel to Venice in April)  all things Italian feel very precious to me.   I dream…