If you’re here for some delicious smoked food and wine pairings you won’t find them today. Instead we’re shifting gears to talk about blogging for a moment. So this happened last week! Sean and I traveled (with the kids in tow) to Lodi, California, to speak at the Wine Bloggers Conference. Immediately following the conference…
Wine Bloggers Conference
A Wine for Spicy Thai Food
The day after I arrived home from the Wine Bloggers Conference I was exhausted. Hubby, who had been on twin patrol solo for four days, was arguably even more exhausted than I was. Neither of us felt like cooking. More importantly, neither of us felt like cleaning dishes after dinner. This was a job for…
My response to the Panel of Professional Print Writers at the Wine Bloggers Conference.
Is it okay to describe a wine as “perfect”? I think so. I was particularly eager to hear what the “pros” had to say on day two of the 7th Annual Wine Bloggers Conference, in a session titled: Panel of Professional Print Wine Writers. The professionals on the panel included writers James Conaway, Mike Dunne,…
The Road Trip – First Stop, Oregon and WBC
It has been over a week now since we hit the road with the twins for our month long journey across the country. Unsurprisingly, I have noticed a lot of questions coming my way. “Why did you guys decide to do this trip?” “You really flew across the country, and are doing a month long…
2010 Wine Bloggers Conference, part 2… most memorable moments and wines tasted
Now that I have shared what inspired me the most from the 2010 Wine Bloggers Conference, I wanted to share (on a more light hearted note) some of the highlights of the trip as well as the most memorable wines I tasted during the conference, and the days leading up to it. Highlights from the…
2010 Wine Bloggers Conference, part 1… and what inspired me the most.
I’ve just returned from four days in Walla Walla, Washington, for the third annual Wine Bloggers Conference. This was my second conference, with the last one being held in Napa and Sonoma and I was thrilled when I heard the 2010 conference would be held in the Northwest, my home. I learned a vast amount of information and…