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Alsace Wine Route

February 10, 2023 Leave a Comment

The Alsace Wine Route is France’s oldest and one of its most famous wine routes. It runs between Colmar and Strasbourg and takes you through some beautiful historic towns filled with cobblestone streets and half-timbered houses. On a previous trip, we focused primarily on sightseeing among many of the route’s 16th-17th-century fairytale towns lined with […]

Filed Under: Colmar, Dining, Eguisheim, Restaurants, Ribeauville, Riquewihr, Sightseeing, Strasbourg, Wine Region, Wine Tasting Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, ActiveWineExperiences, Alsace Wine Road, Domaine Josmeyer, Domaine Zind-Humbrecht, Gentile, Grand CRU, Haut-Rhin, Hugel & Fils, Leon Beyer, Trimbach, Zind-Humbrecht

Charming Colmar France

February 4, 2023 Leave a Comment

Colmar France is in the Grand Est region of northeastern France, near the border with Germany. The city saw an explosion of growth in the 16th century as the primary merchant and shipping center for Alsatian wines. Today it continues to be the capital of Alsace wines. But more on that in our related blog […]

Filed Under: Colmar, Destinations, Dining, France, Restaurants, Sightseeing Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences

Where to Eat in California’s Monterey Peninsula

January 18, 2023 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Carmel, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Restaurants Tagged With: Abalone, ActiveTravelExperiences, C Restaurant, Chez Noir, Flaherty’s Seafood, Hogs Breath Inn, La Balena, Lucia, Monterey Bay Aqurium, Passionfish, Rio Grill, Stillwater Bar and Grill, the Pocket, the Sardine Factory, Vivoli’s Chowder House, Wild Fish in Pacific Grove

Our Favorite Monterey Bay Area Wineries

January 17, 2023 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Carmel, Monterey, Monterey Peninsula, Pacific Grove, Pebble Beach, Wine Region, Wine Tasting Tagged With: ActiveWineExperiences, Albatross Ridge, Bernardus Winery and Vineyard, Blair Wines, Boekenoogan Wines, Hahn Estate, Holman Ranch, Joullian Wineyards, Joyce Wine Company, Morgan Winery, Novitiate Winery, Odette Vineyard, Odonata Wines, pessagno Winery, Scheid Vineyards, Talbott Vineyards, Testarossa, Wrath Wines

France’s Historic Burgundy Wine Region

February 2, 2023 Leave a Comment

Burgundy is one of France’s and the world’s premier wine regions. It is the primary home to France’s Chardonnay and Pinot Noir production. It also has one of the world’s most confusing and highly regulated classification systems. It designates everything from the quality grapes grown on tiny plots of land and in distinct microclimates …

Filed Under: Burgundy, Dining, France, Hotels, Hotels, Restaurants, Wine Region, Wine Tasting Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, ActiveWineExperiences, Chablis, Côte de Beaune, Côte de Nuits, Joseph Drouhin, Moillard-Grivot

Exploring Paso Robles California Wine Country

January 18, 2023 Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Dining, Paso Robles, Restaurants, Wine Region, Wine Tasting Tagged With: ActiveTravelExperiences, ActiveWineExperiences, BL Brasserie, Booker Vineyards, Broken Earth Winery, Daou Vineyards, Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Giornata Winery, Halter Ranch Vineyard, Il Cortile Ristorante, Jeffry's Wien Country BBQ, Justin Winery, La Cosecha, MacPhee’s Canteen, Robert Hall Winery, Sans Liege Winery, Sculpterra Winery, Tablas Creek Vineyard

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