Searching for an excellent French wine from Bordeaux but the French language is not part of your skill-set? The good news is that you can order an excellent wine from Bordeaux (Left Bank) and be considered a connoisseur! All you have to do is scan the menu (or the shelves) and pick the bottles that […]
Wines from the Chateau de la Dauphine: Easy to say, delicious to drink
Wines from the Chateau de la Dauphine: Easy to say, delicious to drink Smart and a Wine Connoisseur Searching for an excellent French wine from Bordeaux but the French language is not part of your skill-set? The good news is that you can order an excellent wine from Bordeaux (Left Bank) and be considered a […]
Gaming, golf, grapes, groups, dining, diversions and culture @ Pechanga
Gaming, golf, grapes, groups, dining, diversions and culture @ Pechanga Original Land Owners The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians has inhabited the Temecula Valley, CA since the beginning of time. Even though they were “here first,” they had to wait until 18820 to be officially recognized as a sovereign, land-based organization, by an Executive Order […]
Noteworthy Wines Surface in Temecula, CA
We can thank the padres of Mission San Diego de Alcala for planting vine cuttings on their property in 1769, demonstrating the fact that grapes in the Temecula Valley could be grown successfully. However, it was not until the 1960s that modern wine growing was introduced. One of the projects that kick-started the industry was […]
Can you Trust Consumers? Wine Awards. Vivino
If you trust the palate of wine consumers, you will check the list of Vivino’s 2017 Wine Style Awards winners. The Vivino community is composed of 21 million users and an evaluation of the millions of wine ratings they have submitted over the past year. The best-rated wines in each category are selected (they must […]
Noteworthy wines surface in Temecula, CA
Noteworthy wines surface in Temecula, CA We can thank the padres of Mission San Diego de Alcala for planting vine cuttings on their property in 1769, demonstrating the fact that grapes in the Temecula Valley could be grown successfully. However, it was not until the 1960s that modern wine growing was introduced. One of the […]
Can you trust consumers? Wine awards
Can you trust consumers? Wine awards If you trust the palate of wine consumers, you will check the list of Vivino’s 2017 Wine Style Awards winners. The Vivino community is composed of 21 million users and an evaluation of the millions of wine ratings they have submitted over the past year. The best-rated wines in […]
Temecula, California: Better than hot – sizzling!
Temecula, California: Better than hot – sizzling! A mere 70-minute drive from the San Diego, CA, airport, Temecula is an emerging center for wine, gourmet dining, gambling, shopping and living… attractively developing in tandem with an Indian culture and a glamourous up-market lifestyle that is so seductive that it is hard to leave. To make […]
One Caribbean? An Oxymoron
The Caribbean region has been at the top of the news cycle ever since a series of hurricanes poured tons of rain and directed hurricane strength winds against a region previously recognized for its white sandy beaches, blue green water and palm trees. These natural disasters destroyed up to 50 percent of the Caribbean islands […]
Grenada: Poverty or Paradise?
Grenada: Poverty or Paradise? Spice or Scarcity Grenada, the host country for the recent Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), State of the Industry Conference (SOTIC) was held at the Radisson Hotel. The original conference topic focused on targeting new markets for increased sales and was set prior to the arrival of the hurricanes that devastated the […]