Tom and Sally Jordan pioneered producing Bordeaux-style California Cabernet Sauvignon in Alexander Valley back in the early 1970s. Join Tom and Sally’s son, John Jordan and Chef Knoll for a visit at the winery. LISTEN TO John Jordan & Chef Todd Knoll NPR.ORG podcast The Jordans crafted a chateau winery that has remained as an elegantly distinctive […]
By Matt Villard It’s been over a month now since devastating wildfires erupted in Napa, Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties and burned over 200,000 acres. That’s over 313 square miles, or nearly the size of San Diego, worth of charred and destroyed land. The toll on the wine industry was, and still is huge. 23 properties […]
To celebrate the Houston Astros World Series championship, Wine by Design, the exclusive wine licensee of Major League Baseball, is delivering a limited-edition World Series Championship Brut with Rack & Riddle. Rack & Riddle, one of the largest custom wine operations nationwide specializing in sparkling wine, has created the Houston Astros World Series sparkling wine. […]
www.visitvablueridge.com www.facebook.com/visitvbr @VisitVBR; #BlueRidgeDay Welcome to Virginia’s Blue Ridge! This stretch of iconic mountains welcomes travelers by air, car, and foot. By foot? That’s right. Roanoke and Botetourt counties are popular places to stop for brave souls hiking through the Appalachian Trail. Many thru-hikers send packages addressed to themselves to the Troutville, Virginia post office, […]
Mendocino County Open for Business: Get your Glass up Here MENDOCINO LAKE COMPLEX WILDFIRE CONTAINED; ALL MAJOR HIGHWAYS & TOURISM FACILITIES OPEN; MUSHROOM SEASON SPROUTS UP NOVEMBER 3-12 Just in time for fall fungi season, Mendocino County Tourism Commission reports containment of the Mendocino Lake Complex wildfire which was located east of Highway 101 in […]
Lubbock, “Hub of the Plains” & Leader of the Mains. By Ana de Cozar × Vaughn Lowery Located in Northwest Texas, Lubbock earned the name “Hub of the Plains” in 1909. It’s appellation was followed by Lubbock County’s expansive business markets, which resulted in its numerous appearances in national survey rankings. Among them, we find […]
Morro Bay stand-up paddling with a Twist and paddling with your doggie A visit with Sandi Twist, owner of The Paddleboard Company, fittingly located on the waterfront in Morro Bay. Twist walks about the explosive popularity of stand-up paddling (SUP) for both the curious and serious. Twist talks about fitness classes, paddling with your doggie […]
Explore the World this Summer with City Maps Barware from UncommonGreen Remember your favorite vacation? Maybe it was that long-awaited trip to London, Dublin or Sydney; walking the streets, seeing the sights, living the culture. Or maybe it was a getaway closer to home in San Francisco or Boston. Feel like you’re right there again […]
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”If you don’t love this industry [Food and Beverage] then don’t do it … the amount of time is overwhelming.” – Al Rojas By Vaughn Lowery Nearly twenty years ago, Al Rojas received some investment capital from his father (died from cancer 25 years ago) to become a restaurateur. After years of successfully running Santa Barbara’s […]
