The United States is where we call home for most of the year. We have lived here since 1998 but we are still constantly amazed by the wealth of natural beauty everywhere we go – especially in our home state of California.
Duckhorn Vineyards Estate Winery, Napa Valley
November 08, 2010
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Winetasting at Duckhorn Vineyards Estate Winery Wendy’s cousins came to visit and requested that we visit some Napa Valley wineries. So we solicited advice, and off we went to tour the best of the Napa Valley, starting with Duckhorn Vineyards Estate Winery. The winery char
Continue Reading →Fruta – Delicious Ice Cream and Other Cool Treats with a Sonoma County Twist
October 11, 2010
Fruta offers lots of flavors of their delicious ice cream - from the traditional to the more adventurous. Tonight was an unusually warm night here in Santa Rosa. Sonoma County evenings are typically quite cool. Even hot summer days give ways to chilly temperatures at night
Continue Reading →De La Montanya – Great Wine from a Beautiful Little Russian River Valley Winery
June 20, 2010
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Outside the unassuming tasting room at De La Montanya Winery in Healdsburg, Sonoma Country. You’ll find De La Montanya Winery along a windy rural road just outside Healdsburg, in the heart of Sonoma County, California. Just as you pass under the bridge, the winery, with its smal
Continue Reading →Andale, SFO
Andale Mexican Restaurant, SFOWe were waiting for our flight and after the drive to the airport and the time to check-in and go through security we were starving. We debated between the different places to get a bite to eat and finally settled on Andale. As you might expec
Continue Reading →Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery – Fabulous Wine in the Heart of Sonoma
February 10, 2010
Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery, Sonoma, California
Just a short walk away from the wonderful downtown square in the center of Sonoma you’ll find the historic Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery. The winery is over a 100-years-old and they’ve used that time to perfect their fabulous win
Continue Reading →Beringer Vineyard, Napa Valley
Beringer Vineyard tasting room, Napa Valley, CaliforniaThe classy Beringer Vineyard is a large winery in the heart of the Napa Valley. There are lovely views out over the valley and their grounds, but unfortunately no picnic tables to enjoy it from. …
Continue Reading →V. Sattui Winery
The fountain beckons you to relax and linger a while at V. Sattui Winery in the famous Napa Valley, CailforniaV. Sattui Winery is a family owned winery established in 1885. The winery is beautiful and the perfect place to break for lunch on a day of wine tasting in the Napa Valley. &
Continue Reading →Sonoma Valley Regional Park – Great Place to Stretch Your Legs in Wine Country
February 02, 2010
Sonoma County's Valley of the Moon, near Glen Ellen, is home to award winning wineries and the relaxing Sonoma Valley Regional Park, near Glen Ellen,
A couple of weeks ago we headed out to go wine tasting in the Valley of the Moon (Sonoma Mountain AVA) near Glen Ellen. …
Continue Reading →San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
Recently my cousin and I set out to spend the better part of the day at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. Since it turned out we were done much more quickly than we thought, we set out to find something else to do in the park. We had thought of visiti
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