Category: Tours & Experiences

  • Sips & Spirits Halloween Special

    Sips & Spirits Halloween Special

    If you’ve been following along on my podcast, my husband and I have been teasing a Sips & Spirits Halloween Special releasing this Thursday!

  • Thir13en Ghosts is Legal Drinking Age

    Thir13en Ghosts is Legal Drinking Age

    On this day in 2001, a quirky remake of a William Castle film hit theaters, which means Thirt13en Ghosts turns legal drinking age!

  • Sips & Spirits Virtual Party

    Sips & Spirits Virtual Party

    Come hang out around the bar for a Sips & Spirits Virtual Party on Instagram Live this Saturday, January 29th at 6PM PST!

  • Have a Drink with the Sips & Spirits Podcast

    Have a Drink with the Sips & Spirits Podcast

    My husband and I want to invite you to have a drink with the Sips & Spirits podcast where we enjoy alcoholic and spectral spirits.

  • Let’s Talk Wine…Luxury Experiences at Castello di Amorosa

    Let’s Talk Wine…Luxury Experiences at Castello di Amorosa

    I’m no stranger to the beautiful Italian castle nested along the Calistoga highway. It is no secret that is it one of my favorite stops when we find ourselves in the Napa Valley.

  • The Toasting Skipper ventures into Trader Vic’s Hawaiian Bazaar

    The Toasting Skipper ventures into Trader Vic’s Hawaiian Bazaar

    It has been silly busy this April. Considering I was planning to take it very easy in real life after all the crazy wild adventures I embarked on in March, the month still ran away with me. With it being my birthday month, I couldn’t help squeezing in an unexpected trip or two. For example, […]

  • Visiting Chateau Montelena

    Visiting Chateau Montelena

    This historic winery has been on my checklist for a couple years now (since Mary Davek recommended the film Bottle Shock to us and visited the equally historic Stag’s Leap for my birthday). We decided it was a perfect time to sneak it in during our thrilling adventure of celebrating our anniversary in the ever […]

  • Visiting Chronic Cellars Tasting Room

    Visiting Chronic Cellars Tasting Room

    I imagine most people are home now, back from their tricks and treatings, or have doused the candles on their alters. We, as a family will be wrapping up our Halloween celebrations with a “Graveyard Gallop” to some of our loved ones’ resting places this coming weekend as a belated homage to Day of the […]

  • Anniversary Celebration at Trader Vic’s

    Anniversary Celebration at Trader Vic’s

    We celebrated our anniversary at Trader Vic’s last Friday for lunch and boy, did we have a blast! We had the pleasure of checking out Trader Vic’s last year for brunch in November when we attended their Hawaiian Brunch and Bazaar to support our favorite bar tender, B-Rex selling his wares. I was eight month […]

  • 20 Weeks of Tiki Drinks

    20 Weeks of Tiki Drinks

    On the small island of Alameda, California is a quaint little tiki bar which houses a vast collection of rums from around the world as well as delicious tiki-inspired libations for your consumption.  This small hide away is the one and only Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge. They have an exclusive “Kill Devil Club” for those that have conquer the […]

  • Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars

    Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars

    Last year, I celebrated my birthday adventure in wine country. I had such a blast that I decided to do the same this year and even ventured out of my comfort zone from my beloved Castello di Amorosa. I was not sure what awaited us during our time at Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, but it was […]

  • Just Another Trip to Castello di Amorosa

    Just Another Trip to Castello di Amorosa

    “Just another trip to the castle…” she said casually. Only any trip to any castle isn’t “just” another trip. It’s a new magical adventure just waiting to be discovered! My latest visit to one of my favorite places this past Saturday was exactly that. My husband was out of town with my sister, attending a convention. […]