If your travels take you through any of a growing number of airports, you'll find Vino Volo wine bars there treating you to nice wine (and wine education) while making your travel experience so much better.
Read moreThree countries, three great wines for National Drink Wine Day
We're celebrating National Drink Wine Day on February 18 by recommending three very different red wines from three countries: Lebanon (Bekaa Valley), the United States (California's Russian River Valley), and Spain (Rioja).
Read moreWine pairings for each course of your Valentine's Day dinner
Now we'll look at wine pairings when sitting down for dinner. Like last time, our goal here was to select wine choices that were both interesting and delicious, novel yet also representative of wines one might be able to find elsewhere.
Read moreFive wine pairings for your Valentine's Day party
Today is the first of our two-part series this week in search of great wines for Valentine's Day. Our goal here was to select wine choices that were both interesting and delicious, novel yet also representative of wines one might be able to find elsewhere.
Read moreFirst rate, world class dining at Kansas City's Bluestem Restaurant
Picked as Missouri's best restaurant in Business Insider's January 2016 The best restaurant in every state, Bluestem pairs stunning flavor combinations with spectacular service, and wraps it all in a charming yet unassuming atmosphere. We had the opportunity to spend the evening with them last Saturday. This is what we discovered.
Read moreSt. Louis: Great beer town, uninspiring wine situation, odd but friendly airport
I respect the city and its people because they love their baseball team more than most any other place I've visited. Sadly my travels last week had me staying somewhat suburban, rather than checking out downtown where most cities get interesting. I've yet to uncover a particular cultural affinity for wine there: it's definitely more of a beer town. Here's what I learned.
Read moreBarboursville Vineyards realizes Thomas Jefferson's Virginia dream
Barboursville really shines behind its closed doors, though. Their higher end tasting room, Library 1821, is a true temple to great Virginia wine that manages to simultaneously be both elegant and cozy.
Read moreWhy travel: Good friends, good wine, good karma, AAdvantage Gold, and a quick adventure
This is why we travel, to see two of my very best friends, get re-acquainted with the Goose Ridge g3, gift of a road soda from the girls up front, walk away with a year of AAdvantage Gold (details below), and enjoy a quick planes, trains, and automobiles adventure.
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