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The Wine Shack [June 2020]
As with many of my winery adventures, I found The Wine Shack completely by accident. You see I heard about this amazing 9-mile beach in...
Sharon Wix
Aug 13, 20254 min read
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![Tailing Loop Winery [June 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/68c64e_fc73670f8f2147c0a3b01e93dadd4127~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/68c64e_fc73670f8f2147c0a3b01e93dadd4127~mv2.webp)
Tailing Loop Winery [June 2020]
Hello from Kalispel, Montana!! As I mentioned in last week’s blog, we are visiting my #pilotwife friend Deb, and her family… also known...
Sharon Wix
Aug 6, 20253 min read
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Stottle Winery [May 2020]
Welcome back to Enumclaw, Washington for the summer!! This time I landed myself an assignment a little closer to “home” in Tacoma at St...
Sharon Wix
Jul 30, 20254 min read
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Jamie's Wine Bar [February 2020]
I really can't start talking about Jamie’s Wine Bar without first telling you a little bit about Wrigley Mansion. [the place where...
Sharon Wix
Jul 2, 20254 min read
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The Whining Pig [December 2019]
How totally awesome is it to find out that in a shopping center [Desert Ridge Marketplace] where we [Shawn and I] have been going for...
Sharon Wix
Jun 18, 20253 min read
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The Portland Wine Bar [August 2019]
Welcome to Portland!! If my memory serves me correctly, we have a pretty busy day ahead of us!! Thanks to my extensive and genius...
Sharon Wix
May 28, 20254 min read
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Edgefield Winery [August 2019]
Our first [winery] stop as we’re heading on our Portland/ Multnomah Falls/Mount St. Helens Road trip is Edgefield Winery. It is actually...
Sharon Wix
May 21, 20253 min read
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Vashon Winery [August 2019]
Welcome back to Vashon Vashon-Maury Island !! I thought it would only be fitting, since we were exploring Vashon Island, that we stopped...
Sharon Wix
May 14, 20254 min read
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Palouse Winery [August 2019]
I have always loved exploring new areas and trying new things, but when I have visitors in town, I really take the role of tour guide...
Sharon Wix
May 7, 20253 min read
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Fletcher Bay Winery [June 2019]
If you can believe it, I almost forgot all about this little winery and our trip across the ferry!! Thank goodness for Facebook and all...
Sharon Wix
Apr 16, 20254 min read
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The Farm Shed [June 2019]
Ok, so I mentioned a "particular hot air balloon flight" last week, and the fact that I have Shawn to thank for finding The Farm Shed....
Sharon Wix
Apr 9, 20253 min read
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Bordeaux Wine Bar [June 2019]
First off... can you tell me why Bordeaux is so hard to spell!? I mean it is not at all spelled like it sounds, and I also seem to...
Sharon Wix
Mar 26, 20254 min read
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Leony's Cellars [May 2019]
We are all set up in Enumclaw for the summer and the town is slighter bigger then “small town USA” but just barely. Haha!! I couldn’t...
Sharon Wix
Mar 19, 20253 min read
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Split Rail Winery [May 2019]
After our amazing pitstop to spend some quality time with our friends in Las Vegas, we were back out on the road again. We traveled for a...
Sharon Wix
Mar 5, 20253 min read
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Vegas Valley Winery [May 2019]
So, this summer we are heading to Washington for the hot air balloon season, instead of Colorado Springs and I’m so excited for a...
Sharon Wix
Feb 26, 20253 min read
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Flying Leap Winery [December 2018]
I love wintering in Arizona, [even if people call me a snowbird!! LOL] there are so many beautiful little towns around Phoenix area that...
Sharon Wix
Feb 19, 20254 min read
![St. Clair Winery [October 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/68c64e_b2f3758e17fc4bb3be8852453b1dd473~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/68c64e_b2f3758e17fc4bb3be8852453b1dd473~mv2.webp)
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St. Clair Winery [October 2018]
One afternoon [when we were finished with our part in the Albuquerque Balloon Festival activities] we were looking for a place to grab...
Sharon Wix
Feb 12, 20253 min read
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Blanc & Rouge [September 2018]
You may remember back when I mentioned that we not only travel for my nursing assignments, but also for the best hot air ballooning...
Sharon Wix
Jan 29, 20253 min read
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Salvatore Winery [May 2018]
Happy New Year!!! I trust you all had a wonderful holiday season filled with magic and well… wine!! [Hahaha] Now, let's get back to...
Sharon Wix
Jan 1, 20253 min read
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The Wineries in Jerome, AZ [February 2018]
Welcome back to Arizona, the home of my heart. Once in a while you visit a place that just speaks to you, and Jerome, AZ speaks to me in...
Sharon Wix
Nov 20, 20245 min read
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