Bloomington, Indiana, the home of Indiana University, is also home to two of Indiana’s oldest wineries – Oliver Winery and Butler Winery. They have each made their mark on the Hoosier state’s wine industry. Read on to learn about my…
What better way to see the 500-year-old city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, than by experiencing its food and local beverages on a walking tour? SPOON® Experience’s Old San Juan Walk & Taste Tour SPOON®, a culinary and cultural…
Seattle, the largest city in Washington and the entire Pacific Northwest, offers a plethora of attractions and experiences, some worthy of revisiting again and again. Following my second trip to Seattle last fall, I compiled my list of the best…
We asked members of the International Food, Wine, Travel Writers Association to share a favorite wine and/or winery that is close to home, wherever that may be. It’s always fun to travel to other wine destinations, but there are often…
Are you looking forward to planning a “pitch-in” gathering with a small group of your friends or family members? Since more and more of us have (thankfully!) received our COVID-19 vaccinations, we are feeling freer to finally come together in…
What comes to mind when you think of Texas? Cowboys. Oil. Longhorn cattle. Sports teams. Texas barbeque. What about wine? It may not be “top of mind” but, in fact, Texas ranks fifth in the nation in wine production, behind…
As we approach the end of 2020 — the year of coronavirus — all we really want for the holidays is for our lives to go back to normal (or that “new normal”), so we can safely be with our…
“I feel we are all islands in a common sea.” — Anne Morrow Lindbergh Blue ocean waters and white sands have always fascinated me, even though I grew up in a small town in the Midwest on the banks of…
Ready to beat the heat with a cold beverage by the pool or on the patio? As temperatures climb into the 90s or even triple digits in some parts of the country, we asked IFWTWA (International Food, Wine, Travel Writers…