Charming is a good way to describe the Ashland Creek Inn. This 10-suite luxury bed and breakfast is halfway between San Francisco and Portland and the best place to stay in downtown Ashland. Creekside suites, private decks, and a terrific on-site restaurant await your stay at Ashland Creek Inn.
The Albion River Inn is an ocean-front boutique hotel situated on the breathtaking Mendocino Coast, and a favorite place to stay for visitors making their way north from Anderson Valley. Its proximity to world class wineries, Mendocino Village and numerous local beaches put this hotel at the top of our
Historic downtown McMinnville has everything you could want in a weekend getaway – dining, shopping, and charming wine bars. The vibrant tree-lined streets burst with color in the fall and twinkle with Christmas lights in the winter. And at the heart of it all is the Atticus Hotel, a boutique
A visit to Temecula’s De Portola Wine Trail wouldn’t be complete without a stop at Oak Mountain Winery. The wine trail, affectionately known as “wine row”, is a gorgeous little area with storybook vineyards, gently rolling hills, and tasting rooms that have a Mediterranean feel. Picturesque is a word often
In the last decade or so, Monterey, California, has developed a buzzy wine scene. Alvarado Street, where the Puma Road tasting room is located, is now filled with new and established wineries eager to introduce their offerings to locals and out-of-towners alike.
If you’re a wine geek, a music lover, or just generally appreciate an architecturally beautiful space, the Martin Woods wine tasting experience at HiFi Vinyl Bar is for you. Winemaker Evan Woods takes the expression of authentic Oregon terroir to an entirely new level as he extracts and then bottles
Salvatore Rombi’s Rombi Wines, located in Carmel Valley, California, is a rare find. Because while many boutique winemakers own their own tasting rooms, few actually stand behind the counter every weekend and pour for their customers!
Even among the supremely beautiful setting that is Anderson Valley, with its sky-high redwoods, lush hills, and fog that rolls in and out of the valley as if it’s on an invisible timer, the Phillips Hill Winery stands out.
Carmel Valley has an off-the-beaten-path feel compared to Napa Valley and Sonoma County, both of which have been wine tourism hot spots for decades. On a recent visit through Central California wine country, we swung through the center of the valley, right down Carmel Valley Road, in search of one
The Jacob Williams Winery was a nice find on our recent trip through downtown McMinnville’s wine tasting rooms. While the winery itself is located on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, owner Brad Gearhart and winemaker Peter Cushman, who manages vineyards on both sides of the river, decided
Much closer to a glorified Courtyard Marriott. This hotel is missing the “Marriott” standard in so many ways, that all we can say is STAY AWAY.
Visiting the Lula Cellars’ Anderson Valley tasting room in the town of Philo is an absolute joy. The beautiful, open-air tasting room is nestled among the rolling hills and the bright blue California skies seem to go on for days.
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