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A Passion for Life, Art and Wine: Thomas T. Thomas is Living His Dream

September 19, 2024September 23, 2024 California, California, Destinations, WineTasting 1

Story by Judith Horstman. Feature image: Winemaker Thomas T. Thomas (Photo: The Global Food and Drink Initiative) At age 18, Thomas T. Thomas was

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Mendocino Coast Adventures: Wine, Food and So Much More

May 21, 2023May 22, 2023 California, Destinations, Mendocino County, WineTasting 0

Story and Photos by Deborah Grossman. Mendocino is 1.4 times larger than my home state of Delaware. This may explain why I am always

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Ironstone Vineyards, Calaveras County, Gold Country, Sierra Nevada Mountain foothills, California

Calaveras County for Mining, Hiking, Biking, Wining, Dining, Fishing, Camping and Jumping with Mark Twain’s Frogs.

May 10, 2022April 14, 2023 California, California, Destinations, Winery News, WineTasting 2

Story and Photos by John Sundsmo. Gold country in the Sierra mountain foothills is just a two-and-a-half-hour drive from San Francisco. For my wife

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Monferrato region route, UNESCO heritage site, Monferrato area, Piedmont, Italy

Monferrato— A unique wine landscape of Piedmont, Italy

July 27, 2020 Destinations, Food and Wine, Italy, Winery News, WineTasting 1

Story and Photos by Deborah Grossman. When friends ask me to choose my favorite region of Italy, I never hesitate. It is always Piedmont.

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View of Sonoma Coast AVA, Russian River, from Thomas George vineyard in Guerenville

Russian River Rendezvous

July 20, 2019March 11, 2020 California, California, Destinations, Food and Wine, John, Russian River, Winery News, WineTasting 2

Story and Photos by John Sundsmo. “Hurry up and drop your bags. We’ve been waiting for you”, urged Jersey Tom from the door of

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Colchagua Valley in Chile: not only for wine-sipping

February 13, 2019March 11, 2020 Chile, Destinations, Winery News, WineTasting 6

Story and Photos by Libor Pospisil. When I stepped onto the wooden viewing platform on Cerro Chaman, I could see the deep, wide valley

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Slow and Easy for a Barge Cruise in Burgundy

October 17, 2018March 19, 2019 Barge Tours, Cruises, Destinations, France, WineTasting 1

Story and Photos by Jacqueline Harmon Butler. Taking things slow and easy was Tina Turner’s advice in her song “Proud Mary.” Well, I’m taking

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Croatian Wine Tasting in the Dalmatian Islands

June 11, 2018March 11, 2020 Croatia, Destinations, Food and Wine, John, Winery News, WineTasting 0

Story and Photos by John Sundsmo. On a recent Katarina Line cruise of Croatian discovery, we learned that wine makers in the Dalmatian Islands

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Georgos greek wine captures the spirit of wines produced on the island of Santorini, Greece

Greek Wines from Sonoma

January 11, 2018March 11, 2020 Destinations, Europe, Food and Wine, Greece, Greece, John, Santorini, Santorini, WineTasting 0

Story and Photos by John Sundsmo. A memorable few years ago my wife and I visited the Greek islands of Santorini and Paros. There

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Napa Valley’s Liana Estates Opens

September 28, 2016March 11, 2020 Food and Wine, Lee, Napa, News, WineTasting 1

By Lee Daley. Napa Valley’s Carneros AVA adds another winery to its map with the opening of Liana Estates. The winery fulfills a long

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