Colorado will never be Provence. Or Napa. Or even Walla Walla. But the state’s wine industry continues to mature and grow, making a stop at any of the summer’s wine-related festivals a lot of fun. Wineries throughout Colorado offer tastings at regular weekend farmer’s markets and the grape-focused food festivals that seem to pop up…
What is it about dogs and wine that goes so well together? Maybe good taste and big hearts bring out the best in those of us who love both a Cab and a Lab. I’ve written before about the Dog Lovers Wine Club (www.dogloverswineclub.com) that sells California wines with dog art labels to support animal…
If you’re a smoker and your summer or winter vacation includes the intimate Grand Targhee Resort in the magnificent Grand Teton mountains, plan on spending a lot of time in the far reaches of the parking lot. That’s the only place at the resort anyone will be allowed to light up. The resort 42 miles…
Can one small neighborhood support 64 spas and salons? Apparently so. I’ve lived in and around Denver for more than 20 years and in that time made good use of the health and beauty services to be found in the chic Cherry Creek North neighborhood, but I had no idea until recently that there are…
Forget Happy Hour, celebrate the balance of work and play during Fung Shui Hour at Denver’s Zengo Restaurant. The life balancing act is made a little easier Mondays through Thursdays, 5 to 7pm, with special drinks and snacks at great prices. The refreshing and delicious cucumber mojito certainly makes me feel better. There’s also a…
It’s Springtime, when warm-weather thoughts turn to … next year’s ski season. Vail Resorts (www.snow.com) came out of the gate first and fast in announcing its new Epic Season Pass, an unrestricted, unlimited, two-state, five-mountain season pass for $579. Reaction through the snow sports industry and among snow fans indicates that the Epic Pass is…
Colorado, like many states other than California, Washington and Oregon, has been developing a small wine industry over the past decade or two and is now seeing the fruits of those labors mature. The state has more than 60 wineries creating award-winning products ranging from rich Merlots to crisp Chardonnays. There are still wineries making…
The new Ranch Creek Spa at Devil’s Thumb Ranch is everything a Rocky Mountain spa should be – rustic and luxurious at the same time, like staying in someone’s beautifully decorated log home with a staff of highly trained specialists making sure everyone is comfortable and content. Discreet on the outside, the Ranch Creek Spa…
Individual efforts so often become huge trends and one of the latest seems to be taking re-usable totes to market to minimize the use of plastic or paper bags. Once the domain of natural foods stores and the Birkenstock set, re-useable grocery totes seem to be everywhere now. Even the mainstream grocery store chains are…
Don’t even think of booking next year’s flights right now. At least not on Frontier Airlines. The Denver-based carrier has reduced the length of time for purchasing tickets in advance. Instead of publishing its fares 11 months to a year ahead, Frontier now only allows bookings 8 months in advance. A check of United, Northwest…
One of my favorite neighborhood restaurants, and one of my favorite overall when I lived in mid-town Manhattan was Artisanal Fromagerie and Bistro on 32nd Street between Park and Madison avenues. The vibrant restaurant and its accompanying cheese shop turned me on to a variety of products from around the world, taught me about cheese…
Revive your Inner Carrie! Affinia’s New York hotels are offering a Sex in the City package to celebrate the May 30 movie debut of Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha. The packages at all four Affinia hotels in Manhattan include overnight accommodations, a split of Champagne, cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery, a Sex and the City tour…