Travel with me around the world tasting, learning and sharing.
Hi and welcome to VinoTripping where we are making wine tourism a verb, a word of action. Will you come VinoTripping with me? I recently attended the TBEX conference, #myFLXconf, in Corning, NY and was inspired by all of the amazing people and great work being done throughout the world to bring information to our …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Welcome to Australia! Home of amazing ocean beaches and ocean drives. Home of kangaroos, koalas and the Great Barrier Reef and home to the Miller family for 2.3 extraordinary weeks. Relax on the Gold Coast, pet a koala, see rescued joeys at Steve Irwin’s zoo The continent of Australia is actually very similar in land size …
Newport Wine Festival is one of my favorite events of the year. I headed down to Newport on Friday morning with THE ladies and we went to lunch at 22 Bowens. My clam chowder was good on this cold, rainy day. My friends’ burrata salads were outstanding. A cocktail, quick picture and we grabbed an …
One day when I returned home, my children ran out to greet me. “Guess what we recorded for you” they screamed! “We recorded Tiny Houses. And they are in a vineyard!!!!” I had to laugh, realizing that my passion for learning about wine had impacted my kids. The episode took place at Alexandria Nicole Vineyards …
Treveri Cellars in Wapato was a recommended stop after Yakima and the winery is very pretty. It is about 15 minutes down the road from Yakima. The tasting room was comfortably set up, the view was really nice and they also served food. This would be a beautiful room for an event. The kids really liked …
Driving out from Seattle it took about 3 hours to Yakima. Once you get through the mountains, the scenes are breathtaking. Rolling brown and yellow hills, lots of sun, windmills and spots of green where areas are watered. Mr. M, the kids and I arrived in Yakima, a small town, and made our way to …
The finger lakes are world renowned for their Reislings and are quickly becoming a food and wine destination. The region is gaining notoriety as well for their Cabernet Francs, Meritage’s (red blends) and for success with hybrid cold weather varietal clones. With the establishment of Isabelle Godatke and Christopher Bates’ (Master Sommelier; #1 Sommelier by Wine Enthusiast, 2016) …