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The Best of New Mexican Wine: Gruet Sparkling Wine

by Cori Solomon

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New Mexican wine and grape growing started long before the first plantings were seen in California. Almost 400 years ago, circa 1629, the first grapevines planted were along the Rio Grande River by Monks, who brought vines from Spain. One might say the birth of American viticulture started in New Mexico. One long-standing winery in

How To Start A Travel Blog

by FWT Magazine

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Do you like to travel? Do you enjoy taking photos? Do you like to share your adventures? Have you thought of starting a travel blog? There are many advantages to starting a travel blog. A blog can act like your own digital scrapbook or journal by recording your travel adventures in details. Your photos and
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Tet Festival – Lunar New Year 2021

by Priscilla Willis

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Chinese New Year 2021 falls on Friday, February 12th, 2021.  It is the most important public holiday for Chinese people who will get seven days off from work from February 11-17. 2021 is the Year of the Ox. However, in Vietnam and for Vietnamese people anywhere in the world, Tet is the Lunar New Year

A Traditional Chinese New Year

by Loretta Berry

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What comes to mind when you think of Chinese New Year? Great festivals? Lanterns floating up into the night sky? Parades with colorful dragons dancing down the street? That’s what I always thought. What it is really all about and how it is commonly celebrated might surprise you. Recently, we had the opportunity to host
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7 Perfect Wine and Chocolate Pairings for This Valentine’s Day

by Pam Baker

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If you’re planning a special Valentine’s Day at home this year, impress your sweetheart by pairing wine with everyone’s favorite sweet treat – chocolate! To help you prepare for this most romantic of all holidays, here are seven wine and chocolate pairings to enjoy with your darling. Kendall-Jackson Wine and Chocolate Pairings I’m fond of
Texas Fine Wines and Salt Lick BBQ

Cheers! Here’s to Texas Wines!

by Debbra Dunning Brouillette

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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 California, Washington, Oregon and New York. In some ways, Texas wine is a well-kept secret.
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Exploring Oregon’s Rogue Valley Wine Region

by Pam Baker

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When visitors call the Rogue Valley wine region the “new Napa,” its proud winemakers say, “No, we’re Southern Oregon.” With a growing reputation for expressive wines, the Rogue Valley is producing a string of outstanding vintages and quietly attracting wine lovers. And with four wine trails, 53 tasting rooms, and 88 vineyards, there’s plenty to

Urban “Kamping” at San Diego’s KOA Resort

by Elizabeth Orient

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Camping is a beloved pastime and a quintessential part of American culture. Since 1962, Kampgrounds of America (KOA) has been on a mission to preserve the joy of camping and to make it an experience that everyone can partake in. KOA summarizes, “We help people get outside because we know it changes them on the
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All I Want for the Holidays… (What’s on your list?)

by Debbra Dunning Brouillette

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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 friends and family members, and can freely travel the world again. Thankfully, several vaccines are

The Tiny Pennsylvania Wine Trail You Need To Visit

by Sharon Rigney

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When you think of wine, you think of Pennsylvania, don’t you? Probably not. Neither did I when I embarked on a Wine Trail Staycation Road Trip in my own Pennsylvania county. What I learned changed my perspective and opened my mind up to a wonderful region full of delicious and affordable wines. I discovered the
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