Beer, beer, beer. The social life of a geologist is filled with it. It’s glugged after a day studying rocks, after seminars and there was even a beer made specifically for a geological conference. Leanne Wiberg, a geologist and @craterlady on Twitter, was long swirling in this beer vortex until about 10 years ago when some…
Category: Travel
Blends, Budget Buster, California, Travel
Review: Area 5.1 White Light
by wineforthewin •
I trotted through the Urban Wine Trail in Santa Barbara after a friend suggested the route when I told her my boyfriend and I were celebrating our anniversary on the American Riviera. While on the trail–which has the feel of a bar hop swapping cocktails for wine–the lovely people at Oreana Winery suggested we check…
Money Saver, Non-California, Review, Shop, Travel
Shop: Vintage Berkeley
by wineforthewin •
While I didn’t have time to head to Sonoma this weekend while I was visiting a friend in Berkeley, I did stumble across a gem of a wine shop. After having lunch on Monday at Gregoire, a cute-as-a-button French takeout spot, I mean check out this quiche and blood orange French soda: my friend,…
Musing, Non-California, Pinot Gris, Travel
Top 5: Non-California, U.S. wine locales
by wineforthewin •
I get a little California-centric when it comes to wines, mostly because they’re delicious and secondly because I live here. However, I’ve been learning a lot about other wine locales in the United States that are getting my continental travel bug rattled up. Here’s my top 5 to-visit list for out-of-state wine regions: 1) Finger…