by David & Tonya | Dec 1, 2012 | Blog, Santa Barbara County Wineries, Wineries
Santa Barbara, Ca. Santa Barbara Winery has a lot of history behind it for us. Not only is it the first tasting room we ever visited in Santa Barbara, it later became the only wine we chose to serve at our wedding, also in Santa Barbara. It has kind of become...
by David & Tonya | Nov 28, 2012 | Blog, Santa Barbara County Wineries, Wineries
Lompoc, Ca. A new discovery for us this year was the Lompoc Wine Ghetto, which is located off Highway 246 about 16 miles west of the 101 freeway (from Buellton, Ca). There are many wineries on Highway 246 to make a pit stop at along the way, if needed: Casa...
by David & Tonya | Nov 25, 2012 | Blog, Food, Restaurants
New York, NY. We have visited New York City several times and have eaten many great pizza’s here, but the pizza at Rubirosa Ristorante takes the cake! We decided to order the Napoli style Fresca pizza and our mouths were tantalized! So many different flavors...
by David & Tonya | Nov 14, 2012 | Blog, Santa Barbara County Wineries, Wineries
Santa Barbara, Ca. Tucked away down a tree lined street in Santa Barbara, Jaffurs Wine Cellars produces some really outstanding wine. You can almost drive right by their tasting room and not even realize it. That’s because it is literally a small industrial...
by David & Tonya | Nov 1, 2012 | Blog, Napa Valley Wineries, Wineries
Oakville, Ca. Robert Mondavi Winery is one of the bigger, more commercial wineries in Napa Valley and draws in many tourists from around the world. The first time we went here, we did not know too much about wine at all. In fact, Mondavi was the first Napa winery we...
by David & Tonya | Oct 19, 2012 | Blog, Santa Barbara County Wineries, Wineries
Santa Maria, Ca. Foxen Winery holds a special place for us. The first time we explored Santa Barbara Wine Country (Santa Ynez) was 2001. We had no idea what lied ahead of us. It was as simple as this: stopping at the Chevron in Buellton, getting gas and grabbing a...
Hello, we are David & Tonya. Husband and wife, parents, just a couple simply following a passion. We love to taste wine, visit wineries, travel, cook, eat, shop (mainly Tonya), listen to great music and raise our two amazing kids. We enjoy documenting everything along the way and sharing our findings with you. We hope our personal experiences will be useful to you on your next trip. Welcome to our adventure as we continue to explore...Cheers! 
