“Toast to Today” is a mantra I can get behind; and 100 wine bloggers and influencers toasted indeed, at Bubbles & Bites, an activity presented by Gloria Ferrer at the 11th Annual Wine Bloggers Conference in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. This session was capably presented by the smart and charming sommelier Sarah Tracey, who is a… Continue reading
I’ll find out at the 2018 Wine Bloggers Conference… Is anyone else super shocked that we’re already halfway through September!? Its’s hard to believe that in a few weeks I will be returning to Eastern Washington for the annual Wine Bloggers Conference. The Wine Bloggers Conference was founded in 2008 as one of the first… Continue reading
As the winter conditions continue here in Canada, we dream of some relief. I find myself reminiscing about the US wine regions I love to visit, where the weather is warmer and the birds are singing. Last November as a post Wine Bloggers Conference excursion I made my first trip to the Livermore Valley… Continue reading
This post follows my attendance at the 10th annual Wine Blogger’s Conference. Before the formal conference programming took place there were pre-excursions, and the one that I signed up for was led by Treasury Wine Estates to visit two of their wineries: Stags’ Leap and Etude. Chateau St. Jean was originally scheduled as part of… Continue reading
November 14, 2017 Flames Among the Vines In October 2017, from out of nowhere it seemed, on the tail end of the grape harvest, real-time posts to social media illustrated a multiple-wildfire situation had erupted in Napa and Sonoma wine country. Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes. Some of the area’s most storied… Continue reading
The North America Wine Bloggers Conference, produced by Zephyr Adventures, runs from November 9-12, 2017, in Santa Rosa California. I’ve never really done Sonoma Wine Country in any depth, beyond a visit to the amazing Jordan Vineyard and Winery, so I’m looking forward to the annual conference in the heart of the region. This is… Continue reading