Disney’s Epcot Food & Wine Festival 2010
Back in 2005, I went to a Learning-themed conference (as I’m a training & development professional) held at a convention center on the Walt Disney World property. I was excited to begin with, as...
View ArticleEvent Tidbits
Just a few tidbits about this weekend’s events and upcoming festivities: In addition to Farmers’ Fair and Brew-Ha-Ha, you can stay in the suburbs and eat and drink this weekend as well. The 25th Annual...
View ArticleMoving on to Bigger Things
No, not me. I’m staying right here in Cincinnati, with an occasional jaunt elsewhere. But we are losing one of my favorite sommeliers in the area. Bretton Lammi, sommelier at Eddie Merlot’s, is heading...
View ArticlePortobello at Downtown Disney
We’re in Disney! Ahead of the Disney Epcot Food and Wine festival, Michelle and I stopped for dinner at Portobello in Downtown Disney. The past few years, we’ve kicked off our trip with Irish pub...
View ArticleEpcot Tasting: Achaval Ferrer Winery
We kicked off our Epcot Food & Wine Festival adventures with a special wine tasting given by Achaval Ferrer Winery of Mendoza, Argentina. Achaval Ferrer produces low-yield wines, consistently...
View ArticleEpcot: Dessert & Champagne
My favorite booth at the Epcot Food & Wine Festival is the Dessert and Champagne booth. It always has Moet & Chandon bubbly and some interesting desserts. This year, they offered a dessert...
View ArticleEpcot: Beer!
This year we were far more impressed by the beer than by the wine. I think we tried every beer available at the various booths, particularly Germany’s biergarten and the special 15 Beers for 15 Years...
View ArticleSchlafly Brewery
by Kevin A quick post on one of our almost local breweries: Schlafly of St. Louis. Michelle and I had the chance to stop in here on our way through Missouri and enjoyed the visit. On tap were two cask...
View ArticleSuper Elegant … and Expensive … Sangria
by Michelle Out here in Napa Valley, there’s a big weekend at the end of April called the Vineyard to Vintner (V2V) Open House Weekend featuring wines from the upper echelon Stag’s Leap District. V2V...
View ArticleBordeaux in Photos
by Michelle I finally got my Bordeaux photos (yes, from a year ago) uploaded to Flickr. View the full Flickr album. As you’ll see when you peruse the photos, I got a rather thorough introduction to...
View ArticleTravel Diary: Adventures in Africa
An old friend of mine is on a tour of, well, the world. In the last two weeks, I think he’s been in Istanbul, Zanzibar, and now he’s somewhere in the Serengeti. Curt is a wine connoisseur, so I’ve...
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