Exploring wine, wine bars, wine lists, wine travels, and more from our beach chairs in sunny Venice, Florida

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Forks & Corks 2026: Sunshine, Palm Trees, and World Class Wines
Better late than never! We’ve been a bit busy “wining” our way through the Colchagua Valley and Mendoza recently, but I couldn’t let another week pass without sharing our highlights from this year’s Forks & Corks, held back on January 25th.… Continue reading
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🍷About the 2023 Jax Estate Petit Verdot
Flashback to this year’s Forks and Corks, when we sampled the 2023 Jax Estate Petit Verdot along with Dan Parrott the CEO of Jax and knew immediately we had to buy some of this terrific wine. Most estates do not… Continue reading
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🏝️ Quiet Night at Home with Good Friends and Good Wine
After all the excitement of our South American adventure, it was time to catch up with our good friends (and sometimes, our travel companions)! And because this is not the time of year we try to find a table for… Continue reading
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🇦🇷 Day 4 in Mendoza: Saving the Very Best for Last 🍷
And so, we come to the fourth and final day of wine tastings in Mendoza. And to say we hated to see the trip come to a close would be an understatement! But our home in Venice 🏝️ was calling,… Continue reading
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🇦🇷 Day 3 in the Uco Valley: Dust Devils, Interesting Grapes, and a Three Legged Dog 🐶
Could anything actually top yesterday’s tour of the Uco Valley and those hidden gems? We weren’t sure, but we were more than willing to find out! Today’s wine mission: heading deep into the heart of the Uco Valley to explore… Continue reading
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🇦🇷 Mendoza’s Wine Tour Day 2: A Tour of Hidden Gems 🏔️🍷
While our beloved Venice 🏝️ was waking up to chillier than usual Florida mornings, we awoke to warmth and sunshine in Mendoza, Argentina — ready to take on the Hidden Gems tour we’d arranged through the hotel. After a restful… Continue reading
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🇦🇷 Llegamos a Mendoza! Join us for our First Day in Mendoza: Staying at Susana Balbo Winemaker’s House & Visiting the Winery 🍇
Here we are! 🇦🇷 In Argentina – the heart of the world’s malbec production and one of the most exciting wine regions in the world! And we’re also on to the second part of our South American wine adventure! We… Continue reading
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✈️ Flashback to Day Zero in Chile 🇨🇱: A First Taste of the Best Wineries in the Colchagua Valley 🍷
So, let’s rewind back to the day of our arrival in Chile! If you’re planning your own Colchagua Valley wine tour, this will recap some of our logistics like travel, where we stayed, and where we ate. If you’re just… Continue reading
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🇨🇱 A Day We Wanted to Bottle: Day 2 of Wine Tasting in Chile’s Colchagua Valley 🍾
We awoke on our second full day still shaking our heads in disbelief—we were really in Chile, already immersed in the kind of trip you wish you could bottle and savor later. Somehow, despite the long journey and a busy… Continue reading
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🇨🇱 Exploremos Colchagua: Join us to Taste the Best Wines of Chile (Day 1)🍷
Welcome to Chile Day 1! Continue reading
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