Everyone approaches travel differently. I use time on the road to pursue my varied interests – a morning of birding, maybe several hours paddling a kayak, a wine tasting here and there. That’s just how I roll. At wineries, I prefer to drop in and casually sidle up to a tasting bar rather than be […]
At home and abroad, all roads lead to wine (#Worldwinetravel) Read More »
A winery road trip can be anything you want it to be – short or long, relaxed or intense. Some travelers take a deep dive into a wine region. They visit three or more tasting rooms a day for four or five days. Others pick only a few stops. For World Wine Travel this month,
Following Willie’s advice, we’re on the road again (#Worldwinetravel) Read More »
What a discovery! There I was, in the Pennsylvania state liquor store (which, by the way, I sometimes knock), shopping for the southern Italian wine I found online and thought I’d feature for this month’s Italian Food, Wine and Travel (#ItalianFWT) post. Scanning the shelves, I spied a Valle d’Aosta place name I didn’t recognize
Discovering Torrette from tiny Valle d’Aosta (#ItalianFWT) Read More »
Home at last! Road construction, traffic tie-ups and now a UPS door tag reminded me I had missed the initial delivery of Prosecco DOCG for the next Italian Food, Wine and Travel (#Italian FWT) chat on July 6. Ugh! No worries – UPS would be back. Time to settle into the comfy chair, tune into
Take-aways from a week of glorious Prosecco DOCG (#ItalianFWT) Read More »
Once upon a long time ago, I majored in English language and literature. Decades later, I’m finding myself fascinated by Italian words. It all started when Lynn at Savor the Harvest challenged the Italian Food, Wine and Travel (#ItalianFWT) group of bloggers to write about pecorino or other grape varieties from Le Marche or Abruzzo
Sheepish about new kinds of wine? Try Pecorino! (#ItalianFWT) Read More »
