The Wine Traveler in Salamanca, Spain
We are here for two nights, staying at the Salamanca Hotel de Mercado, one block from the Plaza Mayor, the Plaza that Rick Steves says is the best Plaza in Spai... Read more.
The Wine Traveler in Spain
Hello from Segovia. We are in Segovia for one night and hoping to recoup from our long trip from San Francisco to Madrid. We now know on future trips never to l... Read more.
The Wine Traveler on the Bottle Line at Inspiration Vineyards
We stumbled on Inspiration Vineyards about two years ago when visiting Inspiration’s neighbor, the Harvest Moon Winery on Olivet Road near Sebastopol. Ran... Read more.
The Wine Traveler Visits Russian Hill Winery
After having a leisurely picnic lunch at the Martin Ray Winery, we head out to find the Russian Hill Estate Winery. To get there, we head north on Laguna Road, ... Read more.
Martin Ray Winery – Hidden Winery
From our home base in Sebastopol, the Martin Ray winery is about 15 minutes away. To get there, we take the Gravenstein Highway towards Forestville and take a r... Read more.
In Sebastopol Wine Country
Why wine travel to Sebastopol? Because Sebastopol is the gateway to the Russian River Valley in Sonoma County, the AVA that produces some of the finest Pinot No... Read more.
Brannan’s Grill – Calistoga
Too bad for visitors to Calistoga. Brannan’s Grill closed its doors in 2018. Brannan’s Grill has been a tourist’s favorite spot and Calistoga ... Read more.
Napa Valley Happenings
Hendry Wines — Albariño and Harvest Tours We just tried an Albariño wine made by Hendry winery. There are just a very few California wineries that ma... Read more.
Angele Restaurant Downtown Napa
Angele is an inviting restaurant perched overlooking the Napa River at the end of Main Street. We booked a 7 pm reservation for a Wednesday night in May. The re... Read more.
Pearl Restaurant Downtown Napa
We dined at Pearl restaurant in downtown Napa a few weeks past and found it to be a refreshing change of pace from the usual wine country restaurants of the Nap... Read more.