Wine Trail Traveler

First Impressions of Santa Barbara

June 25, 2014 – 10:02 am

After a five and a half hour flight from Washington Dulles and a two-hour drive from LAX to Santa Barbara, we were ready for some wine and winery visits. What will we find as we explore the wine regions and wineries of Santa Barbara County? What will the weather reveal? Will we like the wines? […]

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Reflections on Napa

June 16, 2014 – 7:28 am

The focus on this week’s California Wine Appellation Specialist’s class is Napa. I am taking the online version of the class through the San Francisco Wine School. Our wine journey included several trips to wineries in Napa Valley. Many of the winery visits are memorable. Those include well known wineries as well as hidden gems. […]

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2015 International Wine Tourism Conference Has Sights Set on La Champagne

May 19, 2014 – 7:20 am

The 7th annual International Wine Tourism Conference, IWINETC, will take place in the Champagne region of France on April 8th and 9th in 2015. That is Easter week and hopefully many people will have the time to attend the Wednesday/Thursday conference. Our first trip to La Champagne was in the summer of 2013 with a […]

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Turkish Airlines lunch menu from Brussels to Istanbul

March 23, 2014 – 10:43 pm

We were flying in business class on a Turkish Airlines flight from Brussels to Istanbul. Upon entering the aircraft we first saw an apprentice chef wit white jacket and white chef’s hat. This was a different experience than on other carriers. After reaching cruising elevation, the chef passed out menus and took our drink order. […]

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Brussels Airlines Dinner Service from Washington Dulles to Brussels

March 23, 2014 – 10:30 pm

The flight from Washington’s Dulles airport to Brussels was a late flight leaving at 22:35. Dinner was served around 23:30. That is quite late for Kathy and I to have dinner, but I wanted to sample the wine selection and food offerings. There were several wines offered. Since I decided to have scallops for the […]

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Georgia One of the Top Ten Countries to Visit in 2014

January 12, 2014 – 8:01 am

Rough Guides has released their top ten countries of the world to visit in 2014. Georgia was fifth on the list. The description includes hiking in the Caucasus Mountains, the taverns of Tbilisi and the resort city of Batumi on the Black Sea. The guide also mentioned that Georgia is not spoiled from mass tourism. […]

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Pondering Favorite Wine Travel Experience

December 29, 2013 – 9:11 am

As 2013 comes to a close, I find myself thinking about our wine travel experiences during 2013. Which was my favorite? We did travel to wineries on Long Island, New York as well as Istria region of Croatia. While on the trip to the International Wine Tourism Conference in Zagreb, Croatia, we also visited wineries […]

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1,000 Wineries/Vineyards: Book Connections

October 29, 2013 – 7:01 am

In yesterday’s post I mentioned that it took seven years to visit and write about 1,000 wineries and vineyards. We started writing in 2007.

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