This particular mash up of cultures, Wine Country and Feng Shui, was interesting to us even before the former NBA star Yao Min started a Napa label. Those paragons of all things wine, the French, have their own word for Feng Shui, Terroir. And, like the Chinese when they speak of Feng Shui, that say […]
It was always the habit of the great wine makers of Bordeux to blend their grapes to make their wine for a simple reason; to produce a dependable product. Changing weather conditions year to year would favor one varietal over another, so grapes would be selected to balance out the blend and play to their […]
The first half of February Napa and Sonoma have enjoyed wonderful Spring like weather with luminous sky and mild breezes. I’ve taken advantage of this to visit wineries and make two minute videos for inclusion in our website and smart phone Apps. They allow us to show the visitors what the signs look like, the […]
In looking at the forecasts for the Chinese New Year it is very clear this is going to be a good year in California for international tourism, and especially wine tourism. It looks to be a rough year in Australia for wine tourism, which isn’t surprising since the weather there is having a drastic impact […]
And all we have to comfort us is the wine…! The Chinese New Year is fast approaching. In the west we would call that the New Moon in Aquarius. We often think of the Winter Solstice as the low ebb of the year because it is the shortest day, but that is the first day […]
Wine country is a year-long destination and in even in December we’re still touring with clients, albeit not with the back to back scheduling common during grape crush. But late fall and winter is also the rainy season here, and wine touring is an outdoor activity in part, so when the skies open up it […]
It is interesting how Blogs evolve. One of the books that got me started on our Amicis Tour blog was Taber’s ‘In Search of Bacchus, Wonderful Adventures in the World of Wine Tourism.’ It’s a great book following his year long journey around the world to twelve of the most interesting wine destinations. Not surprisingly […]
