Author: Jim Fatzinger
Back in Time, Ahead in Taste: Anderson Valley, CA
In this post, I want to take you on a journey back in time to a destination where the pace is slower and the crowds are thinner, where wine tasting is still relatively inexpensive (and, sometimes, even free!) and where the person pouring your wine is likely to be either the winemaker or an owner.…
Shenandoah Shenanigans: Exploring The Shenandoah Valley
With summer upon us and COVID positivity rates well below CMS thresholds, I put together a mystery vacation for our extended family (whose images appear with their permission herein) as a 70th birthday present for my wife. In this post, I’ll cover where we stayed, what we did, and where we ate in the hopes…
Cape Cod: Meet the Mid-Cape Marvels
Cape Cod is separated from mainland Massachusetts by the Cape Cod Canal. With a little imagination, a map of Cape Cod resembles a flexing arm, with the shoulder beginning at the Cape Cod Canal and the fist (Provincetown) jutting north into the Atlantic Ocean. Visitors to “the Cape” often land in Boston, pick up a…
California Wine Country: GEMS of Napa and Sonoma
A simple Google search will yield numerous lists of winery “gems” in Napa Valley and Sonoma County. But there is one list that has been developed by winemakers and independent winery owners themselves which includes (at the time of publication) — 12 “GEMS of Napa and Sonoma.” The GEMS program was created to accomplish two…
8 Tips to Demystify Wine Tasting
This guest post on 8 Tips to Demystify Wine Tasting was written by our guide architect, Jim Fatzinger. He and his wife owned a condo in Windsor for 7 years and lived there full-time for 3 of those years. So, we are lucky to get these insider tips. If you are planning a trip out…