La Mancha isn’t just the place Don Quixote and Sancho Panza raised hell through for a few months in the 1600s. It’s also one of the largest producers of wine in the world. Vintage Spain-Rutas De Vino has a 3-day tour that will take you through some of the La Mancha region’s new and ancient…
For a romantic hideaway to an elegant, understated, serene resort, journey to the bucolic town of Santa Barbara, about 100 miles north of Hollywood & LA. Here, the Bacara Resort & Spa will take your breath away. Sitting on the beach and featuring a 42,000-sq.ft. spa with a 3,500-sq.ft. open air cardiovascular and strength-training center,…
If you want to try Southern food without the grits, put the napkin under your chin at B. Smith’s. We ate recently at her gorgeous restaurant in historic Washington, DC’s Union Station – a national landmark that’s been called one of the most beautiful dining rooms in America. It’s also the former Presidential Suite dating…
Northwestern University’s national champion Women’s Lacrosse Team was invited to meet President Bush at the White House on July 12. Because several of the ladies chose to wear comfortable flip-flop sandals in the scorching DC heat, they were criticized by staffers and created a groundswell of emails –– both positive and negative about their choice…
If you want thousands of shows, hundreds of venues, steaming hot haggis, and 12-year-old Whiskey, get yourself to Edinburgh, Scotland for the 58th annual Fringe Festival. The Guiness Book of Records named it as the world’s largest gathering and it’s now ramping up for another global warning. Last year, there were over 25,000 performances of…
For most of us a wine cellar is a passing thought that we dismiss with a …nah, not worth the trouble, I don’t know that much about wine anyway. The good news is that you don’t have to be an expert or have a large collection to discover the joys of your wine cellar. Via…
With the widespread use of online learning for all sorts of formal and informal educational programs it is no surprise that there are course on the internet to learn about wine. Except for the actual sniffing and tasting the rest of the curriculum lends itself to the internet as a learning channel. The good news…
Here’s a great rate on the only New Orleans hotel included in Small Luxury Hotels in the World. Built in 1830, Soniat House in the French Quarter was named by Travel & Leisure as “one of the best hotels in the world.” It offers 21 unique rooms, 12 suites, and prices starting at under $160…
The core belief I have as a cook is very important to me. Ingredients are what make a cook good or bad. It can be the difference between a horrible meal and something to be remembered. It sounds dramatic but it is the plain truth. If you order a steak at a restaurant, the quality…
From Tech Digest: Creating world-class Virgin Airlines gave Sir Richard Branson his first breath of rarefied air. Now, he’s announced a step towards commercial space travel by launching The Spaceship Company through Virgin Galactic. It’s a joint deal with aviation expert, Burt Rutan, who waltzed off with the Ansari X prize of a cool £5.6m.($10m…
Mexican pop star Thalia believes in bright colors and lots of gold jewelry. The muy bonita former Spanish-speaking soap opera star turned singer is now designing a line of Thalia Sodi Collection fashions to promote Latina clothing for Kmart. “Maybe we’re a little more colorful,” she says, “and there’s always a little spice, a little…
Here’s a list of book picks by Dr. Vino, guaranteed to expand our wine radar and have some fun in the process… via Dr. Vino