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A Weekend Away From Hinsdale: San Francisco

Sean Chaudhry — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:33:54 +0000

Just one look at any of those street, and you couldn’t be anywhere else – it’s so beautiful, and there’s that location, and the sense of the free spirit. Who couldn’t become ravenous in such a place?

- Julia Child, Chef

The Besen Perspective: A Different Look at German Wine

Ivy Kupec — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:07:50 +0000

Shhh. For wine lovers traveling to Germany, I have found a secret that truly has never been revealed to tourists. I’ve searched high and low, and the only ones who write about Baden-Wurttemberg’s Besenwirtschaften – or seasonal wine inns – are Germans. And what a shame that is. After living in Stuttgart for nearly two [...]

The Last Tango in Mendoza: Wine Tour Comes to an End

Ivy Kupec — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:38:18 +0000

Day Five (February12, 2009 ) & Day Six ( February 13, 2009)

In a country known for its tempestuous tango and its opulent Malbec, is it really any surprise that by the end of our Mendoza wine tour, the visits and outings grew increasingly extravagant and , dare I say, sensuous?

Out on the Pampas: Mendoza Winemakers Showcase their Wine with Pizzazz

Ivy Kupec — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:29:18 +0000

Day Three (February 10, 2009) and Day Four (February 11, 2009)

No one will ever accuse winemakers of being boring or homogenous.

Cowboys, Desert and Wine? It’s Mendoza time!

Sean Chaudhry — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:35:03 +0000

Day One (February 8, 2009) & Day Two (February 9, 2009)

If there was such a thing as a time machine in winemaking, so many of us Napa lovers would travel back about 30 years and visit Napa Valley before the enormous tour groups took hold and wine tourism became big business for that region.

Short of a time machine, what one can do –