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Housesitting, and my list of next-to-visit wineries

 The great thing about housesitting is that it's a change from the norm. Whether I was in my own apartment, renting my parents basement apartment, or living in a room in someone else's house, staying at someone else's place is a good change - especially if I get to pet sit, too. It's nice to break up your daily routine, or weekly routine, and then get to help someone take care of their pets while away. This is my first time sitting for Benny (the boxer/heeler mix), and Rosa and Mabel (the tuxedo cat sisters). They have been an absolute hoot and so fun to watch.  It's funny though because though I get a break from my norm the one thing I do more of is clean in someone else's house. It's not because its dirty or anything; it's just that I really want to make sure that I leave someone's place better then when I came. So today, I'm not only making sure that tomorrow's transition is easy back home, but I found something to do to make my stay bette

Follow up to my newest winery listing post

The previous post, currently, lists over 174 wineries that I've tasted at in person. By a few of them there is "GO" in parentheses. This means one of two things: 1) the wine and experience are stellar, or 2) one or the other is so good that it trumps the mediocrity of the other.  I'm creating a separate online and print project that will partly expand on some subjects, including my wine tasting trips and all things wine. For now, however, I'll leave you with the top five wineries, in random order, I've visited in the following regions: Napa/St. Helena/Calistoga, Livermore, San Jose, Gilroy/Morgan Hill, Carmel/Monterey/Soledad, and Paso Robles. NAPA/ST HELENA/CALISTOGA Paraduxx Very relaxing, well-planned and presented tasting, beautiful area, fun concept of wines: hint, all wines are a "pair" of "Duck"horn wines. Cute, huh? Also, you have your own host/hostess and they'll stay with you or leave you alone if you want - at least, they did

Just a list of wineries I've been to...updated today

Here is the updated list of the wineries I've visited so far. It is split by region (my way, anyway). WINERIES (CA)….updated 5/9/22….189 (Note: these are the wineries I've actually visited; but I've tasted other wines like Caymus, Williams Selyem, Saxum, Niner, Sterling, The Prisoner, Far Niente, Nickel and Nickel, Opus One, etc. One day, I hope to get to all of them) NAPA/CALISTOGA/ST. HELENA REGION Hall (Go) Walt (Go) Duckhorn (Go) Paraduxx (Go) Luna Black Stallion (Go) Miner Family (Go) Robert Sinskey (Go) Odette Turnbull (Go) Cakebread Cellars (Go) Tamber Bey Summer Estate Envy Sutter Home Robert Mondavi Beringer V. Sattui Vincent Arroyo (Go) Madrigal (Go) Rutherford Hill Mumm Napa (Go) Frog's Leap (Go) Frank Family (Go) Paradigm Grgich Hills Chateau Montelena Consentino Girard JAM The Wine Thief (Kale, Purileau) (Go) Clos Pegase Von Strasser Storybook Mountain Anarchist  Peju (Go) John An