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There Is More Than Champagne When It Comes to Sparkling Wines

Champagne for New Years

Champagne for New Years? Try an Alternative.

So you’re looking for a Champagne for New Years Eve but you’re not sure what to get. Here are a couple of pointers to help zero in on the type of Champagne that you want. Read More→

Wine Tasting In Lodi – Introduction

Wine Tasting in Lodi

Just a Few of the Many Lodi WIineries

It’s hard to take a wine region seriously when its claims to fame were the birthplace of A&W Root Beer and the Creedence Clearwater Revival song, “Stuck in Lodi Again”. Read More→

Wine Tasting in Tuscany

Wine Tasting in Tuscany

The Vineyards and Estate of Fattoria San Donato

Wine Tasting in Tuscany has been a decades long goal of Karen’s and mine so when we finally got to Tuscany, we knew we’d be spending some time in a winery. Read More→

Karen and Ken’s Excellent Adventure – Part 2 in Tuscany

The Cathedral in Siena

The Cathedral in Siena

The next day we took a train to Sienna to see the sights. Read More→

Lucca and Tuscany – Day 1

View from Guinigi Tower

The View of Lucca from Guinigi Tower

Lucca was a one day stop over between Cinque Terre and Tuscany but it turned out to be a real find. Read More→

Italy – Verona and Bergamo

Night Time Illumination of the Roman Amphitheater in Verona

Day 5 and we’re in Verona. We’re here because the Maitre d at my favorite Italian restaurant in New York City is from Verona and said it’s a beautiful city and we had to see it. Read More→