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An Italian Dream with Caposaldo Wines
Do you dream of someday visiting the rolling hills and breathtaking landscape of iconic Italian wine regions? Envision sipping on delicious wine varietals harvested from Tuscany, Veneto, and Lombardy, all produced with the intent of creating beautiful wines. It has always been a bucket list goal of mine to travel to Italy and experience wine…
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Faustini Wines
My perception and thoughts about wine have significantly changed over the years. Wine now means a way to bring people together and inspire conversation with those you are surrounded by. Whether it be hosting a holiday meal, to learning how wine is made, to going wine tasting, or from one of my wine Wednesday evenings,…
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12 Fire Wines from Texas
Howdy y’all and welcome to my page Bordeaux Blonde, thank you so much for visiting! It may come as a surprise as I have always lived in California, but I am a huge country fan and I was raised on country music. I have a lot of family that lives in Texas. That is why…
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Wine time with Delysia Chocolatier
Welcome everyone to my page and thank you so much for visiting! I am very excited to share a tasty new at home activity I know we will all enjoy! Now, I know that the scenery for our “usual” wine and food tasting experiences have looked a little different lately as we are all spending…
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Winery Wednesday with Clos du Val
Hello and welcome to an exciting edition of Winery Wednesday! Today I am happy to share all about one of my favorite wineries to visit in all of Napa Valley, Clos Du Val. Now you may have seen Clos Du Val in your local grocery or wine store, but did you know a few years…
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Wine Books for Quarantine
Hello and thank you for visiting my page! In this edition of Wine Wednesday I wanted to share some popular wine books you can read during these crazy quarantine times. As I am now in the sixth week of shelter in place here in Southern California, I am looking to continue my wine education…and not…
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Quaran-wine Time
Happy Wine Wednesday everyone! How are we all doing during these crazy times? Does everyone still have enough wine left to get us through the rest of quarantine? I know mine is definitely running a little low because if there is one thing getting me through missing out on wine tasting, it is wine at…
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Experience Napa Cellars
Happy Winery Wednesday everyone, thank you so much for visiting my page! In this edition of Winery Wednesday I want to share with you a pretty great winery to visit if you are heading to Napa. I have been to Napa Cellars a handful of times now and each time I enjoy it more and…
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How to plan your Romantic Valentine’s Day Getaway in Napa
Happy Wine Wednesday everyone! Thank you so much for visiting my page! If you saw my recent Instagram post then you know this edition of Winery Wednesday is all about my list of recommendations for spending this upcoming Valentine’s Day in beautiful wine country. In t-minus 10 days it will officially be the holiday all…
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Life update
Hello everyone! Thank you for visiting my page and reading along for my newest blog post. Instead of my usual “Winery Wednesday” post I thought I would give a little life update as to what I have been up to! Four months ago I sat down and wrote a “Thank you” inspired blog post to…
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Regusci Wines
Good morning wine lovers and happy winery Wednesday! Thank you for stopping by my blog to see which winery I want to share this week. So buckle up and let’s get to it! Picture driving up Silverado Trail in beautiful wine country surrounded by vineyards and countless wineries every which way. As we made our way…
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Krupp Brothers Winery
Welcome to this latest edition of Winery Wednesday! Today I want to feature one of the most gorgeous wineries I have been to that is off the main road and tucked away amongst the vineyards. Two weekends ago I met up with my two favorite wine loving gals, Jaclyn & Raquel, to explore Krupp Brothers…
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Whitehall Winery
Happy Winery Wednesday everyone! Today I wanted to write about my experience at Whitehall Winery. Last month I attended the “By the Stem” event and afterwards I headed over to Whitehall with Cassie (@bythemstem), Elle (@themodernpour) and Jaclyn (@jaclynmisch). We were greeted right away with a glass of wine in their main tasting room…
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Ballentine Vineyards
This past weekend I had the amazing opportunity to visit and work with Ballentine Vineyards in St. Helena. First driving through St. Helena and up valley is gorgeous. I recommend stopping to walk along downtown and visit a few boutiques before (or after!) arriving to the winery. Ballentine Vineyards is just outside of downtown St.…
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Grape Stomp Anyone?
Have you been grape stomping? Are you visiting Napa before the end of October? Then the Grgich Hills Grape Stomp is just for you! Grgich Hills Winery has daily grape stomps for you to attend! My friend and I went while she was in town visiting and I must say we had a great time.…
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A Far Niente Fairytale
When pulling up to the private gate for Far Niente Winery prepare to be swept away into one of the most beautiful wineries. Driving through the gorgeous gardens you feel like you are truly in a Sleeping Beauty Fairytale. Walking up to the estate there is a sense of beauty and history behind the property…
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What am I currently reading?
My summer reading has had one common theme; wine, of course. While I have been practicing my French lessons here and there throughout the summer, my main focus has been diving into books about the art of wine. “From Napa with Love” was given to me by one of my good friends once I received…
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St. Supery Saturdays
To experience some great wine and beautiful gardens, you don’t have to look much further than St. Supery Winery in Napa Valley. My friend tried the Sauvignon Blanc from this winery at a local Napa restaurant and was immediately hooked and wanted to go experience the winery. I must say the SB is pretty delicious,…
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Beach and Bubbles
Bubbles on the beach…if only this could be every summer evening! This was one of my favorite looks this summer on my recent trip to Southern California. My new favorite beach hat from Miyamo Boutique in Napa is perfect for the beach, pool, and of course a day of wine tasting! The crop top is…
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My new wine tasting outfit
If you are headed to Napa, make sure to stop by Miyamo Boutique in downtown on 1st Street. This is my newest look from them and I am in love with this jumpsuit. I wore it for the first time wine tasting last weekend and it was super comfy and fit great. The length was…