New Hampshire wine week is quickly approaching and of the highlights is the 16th annual Winter Wine Spectacular. This is an evening of incredible wine and one of my favorites of the year. It is January 24th at the DoubleTree in Manchester, NH The Easter Seals Wine Spectacular is a key fundraiser and a joint effort between Easter Seals and …
It’s finally time, my first Wine Bloggers Conference has arrived. I meet people almost immediately in the airport who are my people; who love travel and learning and wine as much as I do! We land in the tiny airport in Walla Walla and are surprised that all of our bags make it to this small airport and we are …
In two days I am heading out to my first Wine Bloggers Conference, #wbc2018. I have heard stories and cautionary tales and I am beyond excited, and a bit nervous, to hang out and write and party and tour with this crazy group of people. This is a group who are following their dreams of bringing insights to their readership, …
We had three days to see everything we wanted to see and do everything we wanted to do in Napa and Sonoma. I decided it would be more enjoyable to relax, visit and “experience” Napa instead of trying to winery crawl. I wanted to enjoy the people, the scenery and the legendary wines and experiences. That was a great plan …
Thinking about taking a trip to legendary wine country? California is a quick hop on a plane to world class wines, Michelin star rated restaurants and experiences and events galore. Whatever you can dream up you can pretty much find to do in Napa. Add in Sonoma right next door, both are just 45 minutes to an hour from San …
He is unassuming and enters the room in an unassuming fashion. He takes the stage in his wheelchair, takes the mike and suddenly he is transformed. He is a rock star no longer in disguise. Cory Lee rocked the stage at TBex with his keynote that left the audience with tears in their eyes and a fire in their belly …
Hi and welcome to VinoTripping, where wine tourism is a verb, a word of action. Will you come VinoTripping with me? I love new experiences and I love learning. When I was young, my aunt and uncle would share tales of their travels around the world; Japan, China, Europe. I loved sitting and listening to them, imagining my own feet …
Rain and wind, were no match for the elegant Nantucket Wine Festival. Outstanding wines, wine makers from all over the world, tents to shield us from the weather and 5 star cuisine! Highly recommend! 3pm We are on our way! Kids packed, dog picked up, my favorite Lilly’s packed for the island. Nantucket Wine Festival here we come. 6pm Arrive …
View from Talga Estates After flying in to Sydney and spending a part of a day there, we agreed that we were a bit tired of cities. We don’t love crowds and traffic, though Sydney is a wonderful waterfront city. We enjoyed our one day there and headed out to the Hunter Valley late that afternoon. I had booked a last minute stay …
After Yarra Valley it was family time and headed out to the Mornington Peninsula. We woke early and Mr. M and I decided to hunt down St Ali’s coffee, the highly notable coffee place in South Melbourne, just blocks from our hotel. Once we got the kids in the car, it was a quick drive out to the Peninsula. I drove and Mr. M navigated. We had …