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Cavegrrl
A Monterey Getaway: Visiting the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa

Mar 26, 2013
A Monterey Getaway: Visiting the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa

Last weekend, Andy and I joined a group of other travel journalists on a media tour of the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa. Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel & Spa (which underwent a $65-million renovation in 2009), features 550 guestrooms (32 suites), a President’s house, TusCA Ristorante, Knuckles Sports Bar, Lounge, fitness facility, tennis courts,...

Cavegrrl
Steiner Road Spring Fling, FREE Food and Wine Event, April 27th

Mar 24, 2013
Steiner Road Spring Fling, FREE Food and Wine Event, April 27th

PLYMOUTH, CA – March 22, 2013 – Everyone is invited to Enjoy All That is Spring with the Wineries of Steiner Road on Sat., April 27, 2013 11am-4 pm. This FREE Food and Wine event will delight the senses. Guests can stroll through the beautiful grounds of nine wineries, taste a variety of wines, listen...

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Cakegrrl
Enjoy All That Is Spring With the Steiner Road Wineries, April 27th

Mar 24, 2013

PLYMOUTH, CA – March 22, 2013 – Everyone is invited to Enjoy All That is Spring with the Wineries of Steiner Road on Sat., April 27, 2013 11am-4 pm. This FREE Food and Wine event will delight the senses. Guests can stroll through the beauti...

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Finding Our Way Now
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut Champagne: Wine

I was asked what my favorite champagne was.  That was a very easy answer, hand down, it’s Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut.  It not cheap but not so expensive that I can’t indulge on occasion.  Part of the reason I love this Champagne has to do ...

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A Year in Wine
Don’t Geo-Fence Me In

Mar 22, 2013

"Meme," I just learned, is only a fashionable synonym for "idea" and the various ways by which an idea is shared. For the longest time I thought it a bit of intellectual jargon meant to remind me of how out of touch I am. Was it descended from Greek my...

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A Year in Wine
Two Wine Critics Walk Into A Bar…

Mar 20, 2013

How big a story is it that The Wine Advocate is suing one of its former correspondents, Antonio Galloni, for fraud? It's this big: The Wine Cellar Insider broke the story with an opening sentence that ended with an exclamation point: "The Wine Advocate...

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Finding Our Way Now
Guest Post By Jon Jefferson/Guinness Irish Stout: Beer

It is my great pleasure to introduce you to Jon Jefferson my latest guest poster. Jon has an associate’s degree in culinary arts and a bachelor’s degree in business.  He is an active home beer brewer for over 4 years who has been in brewer competi...

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Sac Foodies
Ticket Giveaway: “Spring Surge” Charity Event 2013

Mar 12, 2013

Spring is almost here and we even have a food and wine event to prove it! You may remember our springtime buzz around the 2011 and 2012 Spring Break charity events, and the event (now renamed Spring Surge) is back this year to help usher in spring in Sacramento. Next Friday, March 22, local...

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Finding Our Way Now
A to Z Wine Terms & Definitions: Wine

I’m not a wine expert. I just know what I like and don’t like. Remember this, regardless of whether you’re a wine expert or not, wine taste is individual.  It’s all about personal preference.  So how can you tell what wine to...

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Makulu Iswithi Pinotage: Wine

Makulu Iswithi Pinotage Wine was recommended by one of my readers.  Try as I might I was unable to locate this wine, but I did learn a bit about it.  I never want to discourage a reader’s recommendation, so I thought I would give you what I foun...



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