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- A Passion for Art, Learning and Culture
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Our passion for art, learning and culture all began after finishing graduate school when we moved to…
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- A Passion for Food and Wine
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We love food. We love wine. But while we certainly enjoy the aromas, tastes and textures of both, we…
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- A Passion for the San Francisco Bay Area
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Tom and Joyce love exploring, finding interesting restaurants, touring wine regions, hiking and goin…
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- A Passion for Travel
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Tom and Joyce seem to have been born to travel. Although neither of us experienced much of it as chi…
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By Joyce on April 21, 2020 Oregon graciously brought parts of its Wine Country to San Francisco on a recent day in March 2020. The event showcased wines from some of the state’s primary wine regions. Over 50 wineries participated in pouring their wines to an appreciative very audience. Samples of Oregon cheeses and charcuterie complemented the large, walk-around wine tasting.
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Category: Featured-City, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Wine Events, Wine Region, Wine/Wineries By Joyce on April 10, 2020 Every year, the Italian food and wine magazine Gambero Rosso sponsors a tasting tour of Italian wines that win the organization’s prestigious Tre Bicchieri (“three glass”) designation. Gamberao Rosso’s panel of experts award this rating to only about one percent of the 45,000 wines tasted. Producers who win these designations are permitted to showcase these [Read more …]
Category: Featured-City, Italy, Wine Region, Wine/Wineries
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By Joyce on March 10, 2020 Premier Napa Valley (PNV) is Napa valley’s primary showcase for futures auction of barrels of its most recent vintage wines. The event attracts wine professionals, and those from the wine trade and media from around the world. It also attracts us. It gives us a chance to taste and report on vintages that we will [Read more …]
Category: California, Destinations, Dining, Featured-Trips, Napa, North America, Restaurants, Travel, United States, Wine Events, Wine Region, Wine/Wineries By Joyce on February 17, 2020 We can never stay away from New York City, even if we only pass through it for a few days. We recently stopped by for 2 plays and some food.
New York City Theater Ain’t Too Proud to Beg: The Temptations. We enjoyed hearing the group’s incredible songs, listening to the harmonies and watching the [Read more …]
Category: Destinations, Dining, Featured-Trips, New York, New York City, North America, Restaurants, Theater, Travel, United States By Joyce on December 22, 2019 Burning Man is an annual event, or should we say happening, that takes place in Black Rock Desert in northwestern Nevada. Burning Man is a gathering of a community in a temporary city, not to be confused as a festival. Each attendee is a participant in the event and is encourage to provide something to [Read more …]
Category: Activities, California, Destinations, Featured-Trips, Museums, North America, San Francisco, Travel, United States
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