Remember how I've told you in the past that my wine friends are always telling me about new places they've seen? Well, one of my wine tribe, Aimee Aldous, pictured in the photo below with me, and Deb Flanagan [also part of the same wine tribe] told me about driving by this new wine bar. I looked it up, found the name, and tried to wait for her to be able to go with me. Honestly, I think I visited many times until it finally worked out for us to be there at the same time!! Thi

Ohmygoodness, this week is going to be so fun to write about!! I hope y’all are ready for Bacon, Eggs, and Toast, I did picture the girls in my Postino blog back in April but here is rest of the story... not only is it the best breakfast sandwich, it is the perfect description of how well this trio of girlfriends complement each other! Let me tell you about how we came to be… you already know my good travel nurse friend, Sherri Lee [you met her at a couple of different wineri

I have been known to travel a little out of my way if I found a new spot that I thought looked worth traveling to. I have also been known to find a place nearby to where a friend lives to meet in or near her hometown. Well, I was looking for such a place to meet up with one of my tribe, Amanda Rae (whom you have met several times by now) over in the Surprise, Arizona area. Once we found the place, I sent out an invite to Hannah (my new ICU travel nurse friend, whom you just m

Welcome to 2023 and welcome to O.H.S.O. Brewery!! Maybe with the New Year, I’m turning over a new leaf and drinking beer instead of wine… [NOT!! Hahaha!!] But I will tell you all about my wine experience at this brewery. First of all, most breweries also offer wine and besides that, O.H.S.O. has some really good food offerings. We really love the atmosphere here and sitting out on the patio. I am not sure if it was on this first visit or a couple of visits in, but I’m about t

Welcome back... let me introduce you to my favorite wine bar: Raven's View!! If you remember, I touched on Raven's View a couple of weeks ago in a mead blog. Not ringing a bell? I will refresh your memory. So, I was telling the owner of the Meading Room how excited I was that there was a place to do tastings so close to home since before they opened, the town of Scottsdale was the closest place to have a wine room. They proceeded to tell me about Raven's View Wine Bar just ou

I almost feel like a broken record saying this, but I do love learning about a new winery. My friends know this about me, and they are always letting me know when something new pops up, if I haven’t already learned about it. LOL!! Last week I mentioned divine intervention on several levels, so here we go… When I was a baby operating room nurse, I did my training [on the night shift] at Peninsula Regional Medical Center [PRMC] in Salisbury, MD. Long story short, one of the Cha

As you know, we are always away [somewhere cooler] for the summer, so my work daughter, Hayley Hodges Little Lepore [Hahaha!! IYKYK], and I usually miss getting together around my birthday to celebrate. So, we usually plan a get-together in some type of fashion for when we get back into town so we can play some catch-up. Hayley is a fabulous gift giver; she always has something unique that I don’t know how I ever lived without it… I invariably love it and her!! This year, we

Sigh, another meadery… as I said last week, this is a new and local place up in Cave Creek. Since it is not too far from where we spend our winters, I really wanted to go and show my support. I can honestly say that I think this will be the last meadery I will be visiting. They are just not really to my taste, so even if I happen to find myself tasting mead again, [unless it is incredibly remarkable] this will be the last time I write about mead. LOL!! I read about The Meadin

So, you would think that by now I would know not to be so easily taken in by the word “winery” in the name of a winery. [Haha!!] By this, I mean that when I find out about a new winery, I get all excited about going for a wine tasting... but then sometimes when I get there, I find out that they do not actually serve wine like the wine I am used to tasting. I’m usually not too disappointed, though, because it is still a new experience and I always have fun; there simply is no

Remember how I was telling you in last week’s blog that I was debating whether I was even going to write about my next wine tasting?? I’m going to be honest and start off by saying the reason I hesitated was becuase I didn’t want to offend anyone. With a winery name like Naughti Wines, I’m sure you can imagine why I might think such a thing. But, as you can see… I decided to go ahead and write about it. I mean, I did stop for a wine tasting here, and this is a wine blog!! You

I found this little winery not far from the campground where we were staying while we were in town visiting Mt. Rushmore. If you explore the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota it will eventually lead you to Prairie Berry Winer!! They have the best location with fabulous views from the tasting patio, steeped in history going back to the 1870’s. Why don’t we take a quick walk down memory lane, all the way back to 1876 when Anna Pesa Vojta and her husband Jon emigrated to the

Welcome back to Montana!! By now, we are about halfway through our summer in Driggs, Idaho, and my involuntary winery sabbatical. [Hahaha!!] Do not feel sorry for me, though… what an amazing summer it has been so far!! The time off from the operating room, the views, the outdoor activities, and the ballooning are all just what the doctor ordered. Plus, there is still wine available and places around to drink wine, just no tasting rooms or vineyards in the area. I have survive

We are on the road again!! Whoop whoop!! As you know, we are headed to a new location this summer, Driggs, Idaho. As you also may know (since I mentioned it when we went to a new location last summer HA!!) that when we go to a new location, we usually travel a different route, and that leaves things wide open to discover new and never-seen-before wineries!! Hahaha!! Y'all know what a wino I am, and that I am always on the lookout. I do my due diligence and research the areas

Holy wine tastings, Batman… can you believe this week marks Wine with Wixy’s 100th wine blog!? Where does the time go!? You know what they say… "wine flies when you're having fun" [meaning hours feel like minutes when you are fully engaged in an enjoyable activity, making time seem like it is passing much faster.. Haha!!] And let me tell you, it sure has been a fun ride!! [so far] It’s the perfect time to write about the General Store, known as The Wilcox Commercial Building.

Well, at least I have always thought of Postino as a wine bar anyways, but no memory is ever perfect. [especially mine!! LOL] In fact, no timeline is ever perfect either. I was wracking my brain to try and remember how I found out about Postino, and to figure out which location I visited first. I then realized [with the help of my FB posts] that I have visited Postino years before, like in 2002 [and probably several times in between] with my very good friend Katrina Kaczmarek

Happy New Year and welcome back to the Scottsdale Wine Trail!! Now I have been on this particular wine trail multiple times, but I have also been to many of the wineries independently. Key stops along the trail include… Aridus Wine Company, [which I bumbled through in last weeks blog.. LOL] Arizona Stronghold Vineyards, Carlson Creek Tasting Room, LDV Winery Tasting Room, Merkin Vineyards , Salvatore Vineyards Tasting Room, and The Wine Collective of Scottsdale. Now, a coupl

Remember how I said this week was going to be a little “off” ?? well… maybe I am the one who is a little off!! Hahaha!! I mean, I have visited a lot of places and tasted a lot of wine, but I do not remember [which is the problem-LOL] ever totally forgetting a tasting. The date, the location, the building, the wine. It is almost even a little bit embarrassing that looking back at my photos still doesn’t jog even the slightest of memories!! Is wine amnesia a thing!? I have even

So, last week I mention “a newly rediscovered tasting room." The reason I said that is because Shawn and I visited Cooper’s Hawk Winery back in 2001. I think the main reason was to get lunch or dinner [I can’t remember which] and even though it was pretty good, that was the only time I was there… until a couple weeks ago!! [February 2026] I don’t think, at the time I was a huge fan of their wines either. However, with several years to condition my palate [Haha] it turns out t

Hello from Albuquerque!! We are just making a quick pitstop this year as we head back to Phoenix for the winter. It’s pretty amazing how many friends we have made here over the years and it’s always so fun to catch up with as many of them as possible when we’re passing through!! I do not know if y’all have been formerly introduced to Amanda Rae Warren [pictured in the last photo] yet or not, but she has made several appearances in multiple wine blogs in the past. The at home

I’ve always felt like I’m so lucky to meet and know so many wonderful people due to my travels. Let me introduce another travel nurse friend, Natalie Marr!! I actually met Natalie for the first time back in 2019 when I was on assignment at University of Washington. She was part of the permanent staff, but we worked different shifts, so we were kind of more like acquaintances back then. When I got to Spokane and started working at MultiCare Deaconess Hospital we were [re]intro