11th Annual Breckenridge Wine Classic Announces Its Experiential Lineup and Friday Night Yonder Mountain String Band Concert More than a half-dozen ticketed experiences are now on sale for the August 20–22 festival BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. – The 11th annual Breckenridge Wine Classic has unveiled its 2026 lineup of intimate, ticketed experiences for wine lovers, foodies, outdoor enthusiasts – and…
Tickets for the paired experiences are on sale now; festival takes place August 6–8, 2026 VAIL, Colo. —The sixth annual Vail Wine Classic returns to the Colorado Rockies August 6–8, 2026—and the full experience just leveled up. Produced by Team Player Productions, the festival brings together master winemakers and wine enthusiasts for a weekend of world-class wine…
Do you remember the movie Sideways, the comedy film set in Santa Ynez? Memorable for wine lovers was the time the two despicable pals spent wine tasting at the Hitching Post…and things changed forever. Fast forward to today, last week in fact, when Eddie and I spent the day in the Danish-themed town of Solvang,…
We have really missed attending the events put on by the Historic Vineyard Society. The events encompassed tours of multiple vineyards followed by delicious dinners shared with wonderful people. Getting to rub elbows with our winemaker idols and enjoying their free flowing wine only added to the experiences. In recent years as times changed, the…
“It’s one from the cellar tonight, Eddie!” Looking for something to try, that ended up scoring well with the critics, I got my corkscrew into a St-Emilion 2009 Chateau Monbousquet with my husband Eddie’s blessing. It had been a bit since my last one bottle post so I got my pen and pad ready too….
Sometimes, when I remember to do it, I write up all my favorite wine and spirit discoveries from the past year for an end of year post. As I’ve been writing about wine in this blog since 2009, it’s very possible I’ve done this at least 10-15 times…but I’m guessing that I didn’t always remember…
Very excited about our now-annual November visit to Napa wineries – our Thanksgiving Chef Ann (my husband’s sister) moved to No CA so we follow her there now for dinner and enjoy wine tasting on the same trip! I had already shared a teaser of who we were to visit in this blog, read it…
Last Saturday night, at Resorts World Las Vegas, Eddie and I covered our very first Wine Spectator Grand Tour tasting! Eyeballing this one for a while, as all the wines scored 90 points or greater – any 90-point and up wine awarded blind by Wine Spectator means a lot in my opinion – and there…
We’ve been spending most of our wine country trips lately in northern Sonoma County, specifically the Dry Creek and Alexander Valleys. There is an abundance of wonderful wineries in these areas, with a great focus on some of our favorite varietals, such as Zinfandel and California Rhones, among others. First on our list this trip…