A few days ago we made the trek up to see the progress on the Francis Ford Coppola Winery in northern Sonoma County - about 1 hour and 20 minutes north of San Francisco California (with good traffic). While the focus is on the wine here there is actually quite a bit to explore on the property - 2 large pools, a restaurant, of course a movie collection, several tasting bars, bocce courts etc. The pools opened sometime this fall and … [Read more...]
Francis Ford Coppola Winery
We recently visited Francis Ford Coppola's winery and estate (Francis Ford Coppola Winery) in northern Sonoma County which with good traffic is about 1 hour and 20 minutes north of San Francisco California. The location is a rather bucolic one, the winery is nestled against the hills surrounded by vineyards. We have visited hundreds of wineries over the years; this one is unique. While wine is the focus of their operations here, the estate offers … [Read more...]
Experience Napa Without Spending a Cent
Morton's & Mondavi Want to Give Someone the VIP Napa Valley Treatment Wine lovers may get the chance to experience Napa like never before. Morton's The Steakhouse just started a sweepstakes to win a trip for two to Napa Valley. Not only will the winners receive free airfare, but they will also get exclusive access to the 'Celebrating the Legendary Blend' event at Charles Krug Winery. For the first time, the 2nd and 3rd generation of the … [Read more...]
Vino Amici Wine Mummy
Vino Amici Wine MummyTM (Reviewed: Sep 2010) is the perfect item for wine lovers who travel - and how many wine lovers do you know who do not travel!? Each Wine MummyTM is an innovative black sealed padded bag that zips at the top. This is the perfect way to protect your valuable wine when transporting it or checking it into your suitcase when flying. It is large enough so that it holds a variety of wine bottles all the way up to a Champagne … [Read more...]
Win trip to Napa Valley!
Here is an easy contest to enter! Wine lovers may get the chance to experience Napa like never before. Morton’s The Steakhouse just started a sweepstakes to win a trip for two to Napa Valley. Not only will the winners receive free airfare, but they will also get exclusive access to the “Celebrating the Legendary Blend” event at Charles Krug Winery. For the first time, the 2nd and 3rd generation of the Mondavi Family will come together to … [Read more...]
Death by Greece
110 degrees. All day, all night. This was my first Grecian experience. That, and an old man waving his reproductive organ at us as he peed in the street outside of our hostel. Welcome to Athens. My friend Melissa and I were prepared for the overly friendly old men (we had just come from Spain after all), but the heat was another story. All day and night we would laid there, in our non-air conditioned hostel, with no fans, waiting for that … [Read more...]
Luxembourg
What an amazing day, from racing through the rural Luxembourg hillsides up hills at 240 km/hour in a new Porsche 911 Carrera 4S to gorging on local Sauerkraut and Wienershnitzel at the Schueberfouer fun fair held every year since 1340, (670 years and counting - I've scheduled a return in 30 years for the 700th one). We visited Moselle, Luxembourg's largest wine region. The focus here is on white varietals with some Pinot Noir thrown in for … [Read more...]
Molton Brown Handwash
During a visit to the 100 million dollar Kenzo Estate in Napa, (one of Napa's newest wineries and most expensive and a cool experience in an of itself) we discovered Moulton Brown in their bathroom. You can always judge the money behind a winery based on the quality of their hand wash and disposable tissue. This is high end hand wash from London (Naran Ji); it sells for $25/bottle - lovely aromatics. Details? www.moltonbrown.com … [Read more...]
LAVA’s August wild weekend celebrates culture and history in Downtown Los Angeles
WHAT: On Saturday August 28 and Sunday August 29, members of LAVA (The Los Angeles Visionaries Association) present four eclectic downtown cultural happenings, including Esotouric's The Lowdown on Downtown bus tour, a 25th Anniversary Night Stalker Murders tour from Eastside Desmadre, LAVA's monthly Sunday Salon at Clifton's Cafeteria featuring a talk from David Kipen about his new bookshop/ lending library Libros Schmibros in Boyle Heights, and … [Read more...]
Top 3 Favorite Trips & One Bad One!
Time spent using public transportation are good opportunities to reflect on previous travels. One does not always get to do this; when you are addicted to travel you are often thinking about your next trip even during your current trip. I came up with a list of my top 3 favorite trips and the one "trip from hell". #1 Trip to Nepal I took in 1996 - this trip really turned me on to International travel and the hardships I personally faced … [Read more...]
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