Side Trip: California’s Lake County
After arriving in Northern California’s Lake County, one quickly learns a few interesting facts from the locals: 1) the county has the cleanest air in California, 2) Sauvignon Blanc thrives in the region’s volcanic soils and high elevation, and 3) as expressed by...
Side Trip: Healdsburg
‘It was just a little farm town,’ locals tend to say when speaking of “old” Healdsburg (just over twenty years ago). That’s no longer the case, as evidenced by the Healdsburg Wine and Food Experience (HWFE), the first international wine and food event in northern...
Wine Regions Series: Washington State
Apeek into Washington State wine’s inner workings reveals an industry of inclusion, where everyone is welcome and where anything is possible. The State’s 1000+ wineries and 400+ vineyards (within eight defined wine-touring territories and 20 AVAs) are led by those who...
Side Trip: Bodega Bay
As the warm summer months begin to encompass the Bay area, a day or weekend reprieve to the cool, breezy temperatures and laid-back vibe of Bodega Bay is a popular choice for many who live inland. If it weren’t for the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film, “The Birds,” Bodega...
