Category Archives: wine

After our “busy” day of winery hopping in Calistoga, the next day we decided to keep it lower key and only visit one winery and do the whole tour.  So we headed down the road a bit to Rutherford to Frog’s Leap at the high recommendation of my parents.  What a lovely afternoon we had, [...]

I would like to add “vineyard hopping” to my list of favorite things.  We had so much fun driving through the valley ohhing and ahhing at the beautiful views and searching for unique and fun wineries to visit.  We started with two more well-known vineyards, then went with some suggestions and tried two smaller more [...]

Overview of the area… Napa Valley is surely a premier travel destination for people around the world.  With it’s picturesque rolling hills adorned with grape vines, more than 300 wineries of every stature for every pallete, breathtaking vistas at every turn and world renowned cullinary options, it is surely a little slice of heaven on earth.  [...]

A few weekends ago, the hubby and I took off for a short weekend getaway to Washington, Virginia.  Although it’s only 75 miles from Washington DC, it feels like a whole world apart, which is such a refreshing change from the normal hustle and bustle of life here.  I’m talking no cell phone reception, so [...]