Puerto Rico Adventures
In December 2015 I took my son to Puerto Rico and the adjacent island of Vieques. For us this was rather significant for a couple reasons. He's ten years old, and lives with his mother rather far away. Although I do see him every few months (which is not
North Valley Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, 2012
Coming soon, maybe...
Willamette Valley Winery Visits, Pt2
I would be visiting a number of wineries for this visit. Some were planned appointments, many would be casual spontaneous visits to the open tasting rooms. I had reached out to Brian O'Donnell at Belle Pente because we carried his pinot noir on our shelves while I worked at
Willamette Valley Road Trip, Pt1
In late September 2015, I decided it was high time for a road trip to discover, or at least glimpse, the wonders of Oregon and pinot noir. The best way for me to get a sense for a region is to visit, see the landscape, meet the winemakers, and
Provence And The Rhone, July 2015
Train stations in Europe are heavily used travel hubs with many services. I departed from Hamburg, Germany for an eleven hour countryside journey to the south of France. Sounds like an uncomfortably long voyage, but frankly I looked forward to it. Enjoying a cold pilsner on a German train
Day Six: Mosel: Dr. Thanisch & Ansgar Clusserath
Today was my only full day in the Mosel Valley, with two visits planned. It's not a lot of time to fully explore or appreciate this nook of the Mosel, but just enough time to visit a couple wineries and snap some pictures really. Taking beautiful pcitures here is