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  • A wine lover’s wish list

    By Mary Ann DeSantis4 min read

    Surprise your friends with these holiday gift ideas. Accoutrements designed to make wine drinking even

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    Beer steins will sway during Oktoberfest, but some people will take a lighter approach and

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  • Near & Far: A memorial for the living

    By Mary Ann DeSantis6 min read

    Visiting the 9/11 museum is an emotional experience, delivering the message that our resilient nation

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  • Back to the basics

    By Mary Ann DeSantis4.6 min read

    If you want to learn about wine, a good place to start is with the

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  • The business of wine tourism

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    California is not the only place where wine tourism has skyrocketed. Wineries around the country

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  • Family plans from babies to boomers

    By Mary Ann DeSantis5.8 min read

    Resorts in Florida offer amenities for all generations. Here are suggestions for a summer getaway

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  • Apollo-Capsule

    Near & Far: Rockets’ red glare around the South

    By Mary Ann DeSantis5.4 min read

    This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing and space centers

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    Point blanc

    By Mary Ann DeSantis4.3 min read

    It’s the season for picnicking, scalloping, and eating lighter meals, but with so many blanc

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  • Paris-and-suitcase

    A toast to French history

    By Mary Ann DeSantis4.5 min read

    The legends surrounding Châteauneuf-du-Pape—the village and the wine—make this popular French blend a real conversation

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    Near & Far: Women of vision

    By Mary Ann DeSantis5.3 min read

    The phrase ‘ordinary women doing extraordinary things’ is repeated at each of the historical sites

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    Stop and smell the…floral wines

    By Mary Ann DeSantis3.3 min read

    If you love to stop and smell the flowers, then you will love these aromatic

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    Drinking the blues

    By Mary Ann DeSantis3.1 min read

    If you haven’t tasted blueberry wines from Florida’s Whispering Oaks Winery, you’re in for a

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    Near & Far: At the end of the road

    By Mary Ann DeSantis5.3 min read

    Photo: Mary Ann DeSantis Historic Cedar Key stands where State Road 24 reaches the Gulf

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  • Glass of wine sitting next to a pile of chocolates.

    A sweet combination

    By Mary Ann DeSantis2.7 min read

    Wine and chocolate can be a match made in heaven when they are right for

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    Near & Far: Presidential journeys

    By Mary Ann DeSantis5.6 min read

    As Presidents Day approaches, it’s a good time to explore the homes, museums, and libraries

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  • Dreamy hotels

    By Mary Ann DeSantis5.4 min read

    At grand and luxurious hotels, rates are pricey and bookings can be difficult, but

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  • Warm up with Rhône Valley wines

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