by Lauren on July 20, 2010
Neither Brian or I are terribly decisive people. We can go back and forth for hours, even days, over the simplest of things. And there we were at dinnertime, downtown Jacksonville, Oregon. Never before had I seen a small town spanning only two short blocks with so many enticing options. We chose Bella Union, (okay [...]
by Lauren on September 27, 2009
Sunset magazine’s Sunset Traveler blog (you can always get to it from the link in my blogroll) recently posted about crossing the U.S. Canadian border with alcoholic goods in hand after a visit to British Columbia’s Okanagan wine region. In the planning stages of a trip there myself (for wine tasting of course) I was [...]
by Lauren on April 24, 2009
There’s nothing quite like a glass of good rosé on a warm spring day. Especially if it’s been kept nice and cool by the thick walls of an oak barrel. Blackwood Canyon is a unique winery on Red Mountain, near Washington’s Tri-Cities. By the way, a visit there is like no other tasting room experience [...]
by Lauren on April 17, 2009
When I had a baby last year, there were a few revelations that went through my head about how our life as a carefree traveling couple had suddenly changed. For example, those lazy days of tasting our way through wine country were probably over. Not so! Meet Jodie and James, an Australian couple living in [...]