The next stop on the Florida wine tour is Formosa Winery. I really thought I’d visit the main location of Island Grove Wine Company in Hawthorne, FL before I came here but an impromptu visit to the Orlando area pulled me to Formosa like a magnet. I went pretty early in the day, as in…
It’s summertime so not only does that mean vacations but also weddings. I have to say I was surprised to find out the fact that the fall has officially become THE season of the year to get married. Goodbye June According to an article on Brides.com, September tops the list this year as the month…
You know those Lifetime movies where the writer decides to get away from her normal surroundings and she goes to a small town to finish her book? You’ve seen that one (or ten) right? That’s how it feels sitting here in the Flagler Beachfront Winery. You are literally only steps from the beach! The owner,…
My next stop on my Florida Wine Tour is Tangled Oaks Vineyard & Winery. If you decide to take a scenic tour of Florida wineries Tangled Oaks Vineyard & Winery is about 15 minutes from last week’s stop at Royal Manor. When I arrived I met a lovely lady from Holland. Tangled Oaks looks like…
My mission has begun! I’m on a mission to visit all wineries/vineyards in the state of Florida. There’s a sign I’ve passed hundreds of times on I-95 that says “Try Florida Wines”. I’ve never paid much attention to the sign until now. Isn’t it interesting how your point-of-view changes with whatever is going on in…
I recently discovered Trader Joe’s Simpler Wines Too Uncanny product even though the product was released more than a year ago. I started with the peach, chardonnay and rose’ 4-packs. Each package is $4.99 even though according to the Trader Joe’s website they started at $3.99. The Trader Joe’s employee told me the wines are sweet…
Note: This is the final installment of a 3-part interview with Master Sommelier, Emily Wines. Check out part 1 and part 2! ME: I would actually have to agree with that. Lastly, let me ask you this because I find this interesting. I went to Italy at the end of September. I tell you…
Note: This is part 2 of a 3 part interview with Master Sommelier, Emily Wines. If you missed part 1, it’s here. ME: When you say superior quality what exactly does that mean? EMILY: There’s a couple of things that lead to that. First of all, it’s the place that the grapes are grown. There…
I had the pleasure of visiting Oklahoma recently. My destination: Claremore, OK which is about 30 minutes from Tulsa, OK. I’ve been to Oklahoma City on business but this was my first visit to the Tulsa area. My plans were set! I would arrive in Tulsa no later than noon and then I was off…