Category: Food and Drink
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Wine, Surf, & Sun: A Weekend in Sonoma County, California
From sunset beach strolls in Bodega Bay (Hitchcock’s The Birds filming site) to Sonoma wine country tastings, we share a perfect California escape.
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Growing Together: Moldova’s Family-Run Et Cetera Winery
On a quest to experience Moldova’s autumn grape harvest, we discover the perfect blend of family tradition and modern winemaking at Et Cetera Winery.
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A Land of Hidden Gems: Moldova’s Wine, Food & Monasteries
From the heights of Old Orhei and Curchi Monastery to rich wine tastings at Château Vartely and Cricova, Shawn and I toast to Moldova’s hidden beauty.
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Soaking up the Details (and the Wine) of Saint-Emilion – Bordeaux, France
Enclosed by vineyards producing some of Bordeaux’s most esteemed wine, it’s no wonder that the village of Saint-Emilion is one of the region’s most alluring destinations. During a weekend trip there earlier this year, I found myself effortlessly charmed by Saint-Emilion’s elegant limestone buildings, its window-boxes brimming with beautiful blooms, its wine, and its almond-flavored macarons. By day, Shawn and I ascended…
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Hvar Island: A Croatian Odyssey of Music, History & Wine
The Croatian island of Hvar is renowned for its 2,800 hours of sunshine, deep-blue water, luxury yachts, and summertime nightlife. When we visited there during an early-spring weekend, however, Shawn and I encountered something quite different from the Hvar of postcards: refreshing rain showers, landscapes that appeared to be wearing a sepia filter because of clouds…
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Where Tempranillo & Tradition Meet: A Wine Tour of Rioja Alavesa, Spain
As we motored through the Rioja Alavesa wine country in northern Spain, a golden landscape dotted with hilltop monasteries, sweeping vineyards, and walled towns with window boxes overflowing with red geraniums, I reflected on what we had absorbed that day. In a region famed for wine we’d enjoyed much wonderful vino, of course, but we also…
