You Won’t Need to Venture Away From the Hyatt Regency Indian Wells Resort & Spa to Keep Everyone Happy By Jamie Knee For coastal cities, June gloom is in full effect. If that’s leaving you craving a dose of vitamin D, we know just the place! Pack your bags and hit the road—the sun-drenched desert […]
Plan Your Family Trip to Hilton Los Cabos, a Beautiful Coastal Resort on the Sea of Cortez By Jamie Knee As our car rolled up the cobblestone driveway, bringing my family and me closer to our new home for the next few days, the excitement set in. I’d heard great things about Cabo—crystal blue waters,
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If you are looking for a travel destination on the California Central Coast that combines the best of surf, sun and family fun, then look no further than Pismo Beach. Here you will find the completely restored Pismo Pier, originally built in 1881, a gorgeous promenade with shops, fun for the kids, great eateries and
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I was thrilled to recently visit Sicily, on my wine travels and taste once again with Winemaker and CEO, Jacopo Maniaci of Tenuta di Fessina. But this time we are in person, after our long distance virtual interview in 2020. For over five hundred thousand years Etna has continuously blown plumes of smoke and ash
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THE COLLECTION OF RARE WINES AT SAN YSIDRO RANCH’S STONEHOUSE RESTAURANT IS WELL WORTH THE TREK! The Stonehouse wine cellar houses 12,000 bottles from 70 different regions. Tristan Pitre is wine director at the Stonehouse Restaurant on San Ysidro Ranch. The historic San Ysidro Ranch is located on a 500-acre property in the Santa Ynez
EXPLORING THE USA, ONE GLASS AT A TIME WHEN I RECENTLY journeyed across the United States from Florida to California, I was reminded that travel is as much about the people you meet as the places you visit. With our Chihuahua in tow, my husband and I packed our car and headed west, tasting wines
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When l told my friends that I was going to wine country the first thing they thought was Napa. But when I said my wine travel was to Lodi, the first question was, “Where is Lodi?” Then the next question was, “There’s wine country in Lodi?” https://www.lodiwine.com Well first off, Lodi is located in California on
South Florida is known for its delicious Seafood (heck they are surrounded by ocean on 3 sides) and once a year we get to taste the best of the best at the South Beach SeaFood Festival. My mouth is already watering in anticipation of the big event October 22-26, 2019. All this Seafood Talk got
In the Southern portion of Bordeaux there’s a gorgeous area known as Sauternes. This AOC (highly classified appellation or region) is known primarily for lush, full bodied, sweet delicious dessert wines, made from the grape Sémillon, known by the name Sauternes. The perfect place to start your wine travels if you want to taste world
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So thrilled to have been invited to join the “Wine Makers Harvest Dinner” seated next to Wine Maker Dan Smith, and his new bride. Dan has been with Villa San Juliet for the last 7 years (owned by Mega Celebrity Nigel Lythgoe) Villa San-Juliette produces Bordeaux and Rhône-style wines from the Estrella District in Paso
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