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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
![Split Rail Winery [May 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/68c64e_d541ac8c10af44c09ff728e49e5d0d5c~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/68c64e_d541ac8c10af44c09ff728e49e5d0d5c~mv2.webp)
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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
![Flying Leap Winery [December 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/68c64e_cdd5594b707a4fee843be93103afc374~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/68c64e_cdd5594b707a4fee843be93103afc374~mv2.webp)
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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
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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
![Blanc & Rouge [September 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/68c64e_baf5964a5f0e4dc09a3c8c789db517ff~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/68c64e_baf5964a5f0e4dc09a3c8c789db517ff~mv2.webp)
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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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The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey [August 2017]
Surprise!!! We are still in Colorado and Wine with Wixy is visiting another awesome winery!! A very unique winery at that, I mean how...
Sharon Wix
Nov 6, 20244 min read
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The Winery at Pikes Peak [August 2017]
In our travels back and forth between Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak over the summers we've spent here, I happened upon this beautiful...
Sharon Wix
Oct 30, 20243 min read
![Sterling Winery, Napa Valley [August 2017]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/68c64e_822bb6a3450542ebbf7830d53f308c6c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/68c64e_822bb6a3450542ebbf7830d53f308c6c~mv2.webp)
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Sterling Winery, Napa Valley [August 2017]
So, how can you possibly compete with a winery fashioned inside of a medieval Castle!? Well, in my opinion you can’t [hahaha] but… you...
Sharon Wix
Sep 25, 20244 min read
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D'Vine Wine [June 2017]
Welcome back to Colorado Springs!! This summer I was able to find an assignment at UCHealth Memorial Hospital, right in the Springs!! It...
Sharon Wix
Sep 11, 20243 min read
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Verde Valley Wine Trail [February 2017]
Welcome to the best “team building” activity ever!! First thing was to find an experienced, responsible designated driver with access to...
Sharon Wix
Aug 28, 20244 min read
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Uncorked Wine Lounge [January 2017]
I am honestly not sure what brought me to the intersections of Bell Road, Scottsdale Road, and Frank Lloyd Wright on this day. I think I...
Sharon Wix
Aug 21, 20244 min read
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Vino Colorado: the Sweet Elephant [August 2016]
On a day I was off from work, we went to drive/walk around the Old Town sector in Colorado Springs. [it seems like there is an “old town”...
Sharon Wix
Aug 14, 20244 min read
![Su Vino Winery [January 2016]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/68c64e_5ef5843d037e4e7a92b125e7c3c3de07~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/68c64e_5ef5843d037e4e7a92b125e7c3c3de07~mv2.webp)
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Su Vino Winery [January 2016]
I am always looking for new and extraordinary things to do/see on my days off. [and I drag poor Shawn with me all over the place, which I...
Sharon Wix
Jul 31, 20244 min read
![Winery 101 [January 2016]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/68c64e_2480c47df1344647b8717d4aada19140~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/68c64e_2480c47df1344647b8717d4aada19140~mv2.webp)
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Winery 101 [January 2016]
Let me make this story of accidentally finding another wine room [a long and semi-uninteresting story] short!! Shawn and I found a new...
Sharon Wix
Jul 10, 20244 min read
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Corrales Wine Loop [August 2015]
Ok, so what exactly is a wine loop or wine trail!? Well… it is a group of at least three [or more] wineries, usually not more than 15...
Sharon Wix
Jul 3, 20244 min read
![Albuquerque Wine Festival [May 2015]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/68c64e_2d2acfdf27074bd381905726d652f3fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_333,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/68c64e_2d2acfdf27074bd381905726d652f3fa~mv2.webp)
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Albuquerque Wine Festival [May 2015]
I find it pretty cool that I am writing about this particular Wine Festival, and that it is happening right now, around the first time I...
Sharon Wix
Jun 5, 20243 min read
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