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The California Monterey Peninsula is on the northern part of California’s Central Coast. about 2 hours south of San Francisco and about 6 hours north of Los Angeles. It consists of Carmel (Carmel-By-The-Sea and Carmel Valley), Monterey, Pacific Grove, and Pebble Beach. The area is well known for its beautiful rugged shores, steep slopes, and […]
The Monterey Bay California area is a few hours drive south of San Francisco. When we take a wine-tasting trip to the area, we focus primarily on the Monterey Peninsula (Carmel-By-The-Sea or Carmel, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Carmel Valley, and Pebble Beach) as well as the Santa Lucia Highlands (SLH) area. While Spanish missionaries planted some […]
Paso Robles is located in California’s Central Coast Wine Region in San Luis Obispo county. It is halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on Route 101. The area has wineries, breweries, distilleries, and eateries set in its quaint historic town. But we go there mostly to focus on the wine. The AVA is mostly […]
The Santa Cruz Mountains are home to over 70 wineries and 200 growers. The area produces primarily Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Chardonnay, with lesser amounts of varieties such as Merlot and Zinfandel. The wines produce vary by microclimate but generally showcase concentrated fruit with an earthy mineral quality. Tasting Santa Cruz Mountains wines can […]
An exhibit of Ramses the Great is spending 4 years touring around the world. It currently is in San Francisco at the DeYoung Museum before it moves on to its next stop. Who Was Ramses II and Why Was He So Great? Was Ramses II really one of Egypt’s more powerful pharaohs or was he […]
Diego Rivera is a famed early 20th-century muralist. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is currently exhibiting over 150 of his paintings, frescoes, and drawings that highlight his work from the 1920s to the 1940s when he was conceiving a new vision for North America. The Mexican Revolution Diego Rivera began his artistic career […]