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Tag: California
Sampling Napa’s Farmstead Restaurant
Andy knew that he wanted to sample the culinary delights of Farmstead at Long Meadow Ranch (aka Farmstead Restaurant) even before we went to Napa.…
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Discovering Napa Valley Olive Oil
A visit to Napa Valley Olive Oil in St. Helena, California, was a long-held desire for Andy. And it makes sense. He does most of…
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Touring a Japanese Garden in Pasadena
You would be amazed at the many stunning Japanese gardens located in and around Los Angeles. We first started seeing them pop up on television…
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Experiencing the Immersive Van Gogh Art Exhibit
From the moment I first saw the ads online, I knew I wanted to get tickets to the Immersive Van Gogh art exhibit when it…
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Tips For Your First Napa Valley Wine Tasting
A Napa Valley wine tasting tour had been my goal for several years. Andy and I almost went five years ago for his mother’s birthday,…
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Visiting Francis Ford Coppola’s Inglenook Museum
One surprising highlight of our Inglenook wine tasting was the chance to leisurely roam through a mini museum. It turns out that when the Coppolas…
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Things You May Have Missed — Friday, September 16
Has it been a weird week for you? It has been such a strange week for us. I feel like I have been off a…
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Napa Valley Wine Tasting #6: Inglenook Winery
Our last stop on our Napa Valley wine tasting tour was Inglenook Winery. We chose Inglenook for two reasons: 1) I had delighted in Rubicon…
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Napa Valley Wine Tasting #5: Schweiger
Our Napa Valley wine tasting tour itinerary left some room for happy discoveries. Even in May, you had to make reservations for tastings, so spontaneity…
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