Wine Women Wednesday with Yolanda Papapietro, Co-Founder of Women in Wine Day

Happy Wine Women Wednesday! We’re one day away from the inaugural National Women in Wine Day. Last week, I was excited to introduce you to the holiday’s co-founder, Renae Perry. Today, meet the other co-founder, Yolanda Papapietro of Sonoma County’s Papapietro Perry Winery . Yolanda has […]

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Wine Women Wednesday: Meet PortoVino Founder, Marisa China

Happy Wine Wednesday! First off, a big thank you to all who’ve reached out to me following my 2020 Spring Update. I’m so encouraged by all of you and appreciate your trust in my plan to keep creating upbeat, yet mindful, content. With that being […]

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Wine Women Wednesday: Darcie Kent of Darcie Kent Vineyards

Happy Wednesday! Or, as I like to call it, Wine Women Wednesday. In this bi-weekly series, I’m thrilled to introduce you to some of the awesome women killing it in the wine industry. Today, meet Darcie Kent of Darcie Kent Vineyards in California’s Tri-Valley. When […]

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Wine Women Wednesday with Maria Ponzi of Ponzi Vineyards

It’s Wednesday and that can only mean one thing. It’s time for another installment of the Wine Women Wednesday series! Since I launched Along Comes Mary, a goal has always been to introduce you to fun events and day trips in Los Angeles as well […]

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Wine Women Wednesday with Sommelier, Samantha Capaldi

Happy Wednesday! We’re back with our 2nd installment of Wine Women Wednesday. In this series, I’ve chosen some of my favorite women to interview who just happen to be killing it in the wine industry. Today, I’m thrilled to introduce you to my friend and […]

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Wine Women Wednesday: Kathy Greysmith from Illahe Vineyards

New goals and dreams often come to me in strange places. Lately, I’ve found that when I’m on a visit to a new place, I cherish my time in between stops. While we were in Willamette Valley, Oregon and visiting dozens of wineries, it struck […]

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Feeling Grateful with A Glass of Mercer Wine

I really should be writing some other posts. I have at least 3 articles for other blogs to finish, client deadlines to meet and posts of my own to edit and publish. But, as I sit here editing pictures from my last trip, scrolling some […]

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“Join” The Riboli Family at San Antonio Winery! #WineWednesday

Los Angeles is massive, no doubt about it. Sometimes, you can definitely feel like a small fish in a huge pond trying to find your way. Thus, why it is the best when you discover your watering holes in the city and the places where […]

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The Carmel by-the-Sea Wine Walk #WineWednesday

I was thrilled when we were invited to once again return to the breathtakingly stunning Carmel by-the-Sea (& Carmel Valley, too!) for a weekend getaway. While SoCal was being throttled with El Nino, I was oblivious to the wet and windy weather. Instead, we were […]

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Holiday Food & Wine Pairing at San Antonio Winery!

Remember awhile back when I introduced you to my new favorite place, San Antonio Winery? Well, this past weekend I was invited to return to this beautiful, one of a kind landmark in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. This time around, I was not […]

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Del Rio Winery & Vineyards! #WineWednesday

If you are in search of a winery to truly get away from it all, may I recommend Del Rio Vineyards to you? Located in Gold Hill along The Rogue River, Del Rio is one of the largest vineyards you will come across in Southern […]

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Creating my own Wine at San Antonio Winery!

Remember last week when I introduced you to San Antonio Winery? Well, the reason for that amazing afternoon in Downtown LA was for their “Wine Blending” class they were holding. When the invite appeared in my inbox, do you think I hesitated to say YES?! […]

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