The final day of Hospice du Rhone 2012 here in Paso Robles is always bittersweet…you're sad it’s over soon but your liver is ecstatic with that fact! This day started as the second day did, arriving at around 8 am to the Paso Robles Event Center to snag some breakfast and coffee … [Read more...]
Languedoc Region Twitter Online Wine Tasting
There's this Social Media thing called Twitter, maybe you've heard of it? With over 100 million users, Twitter is a tool used by these millions to talk about the things they're interested in, things they're doing, and a way to connect with other people with common interests. Some … [Read more...]
The Louvre in Paris, France…Through the Eyes of HnA
Know what a Louvre is? If not...we'll show you; but first, we'll give you a little background. We had the glorious opportunity to travel to Europe recently; partly for work, but in true form we worked in a lot of play as well! Our travels started and ended in Paris, France with … [Read more...]
How Many Brix? Four Brix, of Course!
On our way to Newport Beach recently, we stopped in Ventura to see Hoot’s Twitter buddy Gary Stewart of Four Brix Winery. This was our first time meeting him in real life, along with his wife Karen. We were fortunate to get a tour of their new tasting room and winery facility, … [Read more...]
The Girl and the Fig at Hopsice du Rhone!
While at the Hospice du Rhone Grand Tasting, we caught up with Sondra Bernstein, the Proprietor and CEO of The Girl and the Fig. What's The Girl and the Fig? Well, it's a restaurant, of course! Situated in Sonoma, they just happen to feature an incredible list of Rhone wines … [Read more...]