Tarte Tatin (tart tah-TAN) A famous French upside-down apple tart. Like Tarte Tatin life can be upside down at times too. Such is the case for my daughter and her husband after she sustained a serious leg injury while skiing the snowy slopes at Winter Park, Colorado. Yep, she shattered her tibia and fractured her […]
Keever Vineyards wine tasting came after a disappointing visit to Frog’s Leap Vineyards. I was dismayed, as were we all at their lack of preparedness and attention that I won’t be writing about that tasting. If you would like to read a brief account of Frog’s Leap click here to read what Wine Wrangling Woman had to say […]
“Tour de California” continued on Saturday morning with our Texas friends and our daughter LuLu and son-in-law Money. Wine tasting is addictive and delightful and most enjoyable with friends and family! The morning started out clear and crisp. LuLu and Money made their way up to the top of Sonoma mountain to meet us at our abode. […]
Have you ever had one of “those” experiences that you know you will never forget? An occurrence that isn’t planned or even thought of. For me it’s the “sweet spot” of life. Drinking wine with American screenwriter Robert Kamen at his vineyard on our “Tour de California”, was unequivocally the highlight of our tour! Totally unplanned, unforeseen […]
The second wine tasting on our “Tour de California”, on this warm June day, brought us to Hanzell Vineyard. The wine cellar, 34 feet underground was a welcome respite from the rising temps in Sonoma. The cellar remains at a constant temperature of 57*F, the perfect temperature for barrel aging. We took a moment to stop and enjoy the […]
This summer my man Dan and I traveled to Northern California, Napa and Sonoma, specifically, for our vacation. I am on the verge of writing a series of posts with regard to our trip. I want to share the stories from the vineyards we visited as well as relate the delicious wines we enjoyed. We primarily stayed away […]
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SummerToGo #CollectiveBias The following content is intended for readers who are 21 or older. Summer is in full swing here at The Orange Bee. Summer means; vacation, beach time, late night strolls, bike rides, farm fresh tomatoes, melons, and peaches! […]
Recently my man Dan and I traveled to California for many reasons. The #1 reason was to visit our daughter and son-in-law in Napa. Another reason we made this plan is; a few months back while dining with some great friends in Texas we were exchanging vacation ideas and talked about a trip to northern California. Our […]
One of the highlights of my week in Napa was a trip to Cakebread Cellars for a Wine & Food Pairing Experience. The only bad part of this experience was the torrential downpour that I encountered on my drive up the St. Helena Highway to Rutherford and the Cakebread Cellars. Once inside the tasting room with […]
Here we go…part 2 of my week in Napa. The “Wine” part. The part where we’ll talk about wines and vineyards and tasting rooms. I like this part! Let me start by saying that it is quite difficult to choose which vineyards and tasting rooms to visit in this area. 95% of Napa Valley’s 400+ […]
