A Wine Diva's Journey

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  • Smith Devereux Virtual Tasting

     Smith Devereux Virtual Tasting

  • All good things come to an end, time to go home

     All good things come to an end, time to go home

  • Day 3: Time to visit some of our wine clubs

     Day 3: Time to visit some of our wine clubs

  • Day 2: Some Old and Some New Wineries

     Day 2: Some Old and Some New Wineries

Smith Devereux Virtual Tasting

Smith Devereux Virtual Tasting
While in Dallas in December, I decided to pull friends together for a virtual wine tasting and to expose them to Ian Devereux White and his winery Smith Devereux. I chose three wines from his… View Post

All good things come to an end, time to go home

All good things come to an end, time to go home
After three and a half days of tasting great wine, having good food and enjoying amazing weather, the day came too quickly to head back to Wisconsin. We checked out of the loft and headed… View Post

Day 3: Time to visit some of our wine clubs

Day 3: Time to visit some of our wine clubs
We didn’t use a driver for Sunday, we started close to where we stayed, another new winery recommended by Gary. Fortunati Vineyards hosted us for our first tasting. What a lovely couple that owns the… View Post

Day 2: Some Old and Some New Wineries

Day 2: Some Old and Some New Wineries
Every morning while enjoying our coffee and breakfast, we watched the hot air balloons float from Yountville down to Napa. It was the perfect way to start each day. And we were able to enjoy… View Post
Napa, California

Day 1: Trying New Wineries, off the beaten path

Day 1: Trying New Wineries, off the beaten path
When I initially reached out to Gary at Wine Tasting Driver, we discussed trying smaller, family owned wineries on this trip. He provided a list of suggestions that we chose from, unfortunately, we couldn’t get… View Post