Tag: Sparkling
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Vegas Vino: Drinking Wine in Sin City
People travel to Vegas to gamble, see a show, eat amazing food, and indulge. They don’t go to Vegas to drink wine. I didn’t see one cool, modern, well-stocked wine bar, yet Vegas has twice as many Master Sommeliers as New York City. Vegas is a mix of high-rollers willing to spend $2,000 on a…
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Paso-bilities Part II: More Wine, Coastal Hikes & a Hollywood Castle
While hubby and I really enjoyed our day tasting in Paso Robles Willow Creek AVA, no visit to California is complete without exploring the natural beauty and culture of the area. Here’s a highlight of the best of our trip: Coastal hikes. The beauty of wine tasting in Paso is that the area extends west six…
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Thanks, Snowbama: Snowzilla Champagne and Bourbon Weekend
When the weather forecast called for a blizzard warning, Washingtonians freaked out. Everyone ran out and bought lots of wine. If you are a wine geek like me, you already have about 200 bottles at home. But to survive Snowzilla, you need to be extra prepared. I carefully curated my Snowzilla Champagne and bourbon weekend,…
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Me in a Glass: The American Classic, Schramsberg Brut Rosé
Tucked into the forested hillside of Diamond Mountain, Schramsberg Vineyards embodies the spirit of French Champagne by hand-riddling each bottle in the traditional bottle-fermentation method. The story of Schramsberg is also the story of a German immigrant and pioneer, Jacob Schram, who dug the first hillside cave in Napa in 1870. But it was not…