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A Great (Small) Wine List in an Unexpected Place
When writing about a restaurant’s wine list, critics more often than not make a reference to the length of the list. But is a larger list always a better list? Not as far as I’m concerned. This came to...
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A Wine Dinner in a Most Unexpected Place
Most people who visit Reno go for the gambling. Some describe northern Nevada’s gaming mecca as “the way Las Vegas used to be.” The downtown area is home to three mega-resorts that are connected by an...
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V Marketplace: A Vintage Experience in Napa Valley
If you’re planning a trip to Napa Valley sometime this year, try to free up a few hours for a visit to the V Marketplace. A festival-style center once known as “Vintage 1870,” V Marketplace offers...
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Nice Dinner Wine If You Can Afford It
In an earlier blog, we told you about an upcoming wine event in Las Vegas — the 7th annual Winefest at the Golden Nugget Hotel. That reminded us of a recent “Vegas Confidential” column from the...
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Home Base for a Sonoma County Wine Adventure
In yesterday’s blog, we toured a wonderful music and concert venue in Sonoma County wine country — Green Music Center on the Sonoma State University campus. If you now find yourself planning a trip,...
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75th Anniversary: Wines for McDonald’s Menu Items
McDonald’s conducts regional test marketing all the time. There also are regional menu variations, although not as many as there used to be. I can tell you this from personal experience — a lot of...
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Brunch and Wine in the ‘New’ Las Vegas
When I was a kid, most of our family vacations were to Las Vegas. My folks loved the downtown area, and it was perfectly safe and acceptable for one teen (my brother) and one pre-teen (me) to stand by...
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A Temecula Food, Wine and Music Getaway
We know that the right food paired with the right wine make beautiful music together. But when you add actual music to that equation, well… now we’re talking about a symphony of sights, sounds, aromas...
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There Still Time for a Summer Trip to Sonoma
California wine country visitors can experience vibrant charm in a tranquil setting at The Lodge at Sonoma Renaissance Resort & Spa — and there’s still time to get there this summer. Less than an...
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Should We Talk to a Restaurant Owner About Their Expensive Wine List?
Dining out can be expensive. While we don’t begrudge a restaurant owner from making a reasonable profit — because we understand that running a restaurant also is an expensive proposition — I think that...
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