Red Wine Tasting with an Aroma Kit: A Fun-Filled Evening at The 83 Winery
Have you ever tried to identify the subtle aromas in a glass of red wine? At a recent event at ...
Pairing Wine with Southern Comfort Food: A Match Made in Heaven
There’s something undeniably comforting about Southern food—it’s hearty, flavorful, and made with love. And while these dishes stand beautifully on ...
How to Taste and Assess Wine: A Simple Guide for Wine Lovers
As someone who has spent years enjoying and learning about wine, I know how overwhelming it can seem at first ...
Choosing the Right Glass for Different Types of Wine
When it comes to enjoying wine, choosing the right glass can elevate the experience. The shape, size, and design of ...
Your Go-To Guide for Pairing Wine with Food
I recently attended a wine and food pairing event at The 83 Winery. The main thing this class really brought ...
Dripping Springs Distilling Tour and Tasting
When you visit Texas Hill Country, you can go wine tasting to your heart's content. But did you know you ...
Lost Maples Winery – A Winery in Transition
I have been a member of Harvest Hosts since the beginning of my RV adventures in 2018. The program offers ...
Best Wineries in Fredericksburg, Texas
Although the Texas Hill Country AVA (American Viticultural Area) covers 9,000,000 acres (14,062 square miles), Texas Wine Country centers near ...
My First Experience Wine Tasting in Texas Hill Country
When I lived in northern California, a big part of my life and this blog was visiting local wineries and ...
Texas Legato Winery — On the Edge
Staying with participating wineries through Harvest Hosts is one of the ways I discover some wonderful, and sometimes lesser known, ...
Award-winning Rum at Desert Diamond Distillery in Kingman
When I finally made it out of California and reached Arizona on my RV trip from California to Texas, I ...
Most Viewed Posts 2018 Edition
This is one of my favorite posts to do each year. It is so fun for me to look back ...
Boondocking at Walker Honey Farm and Dancing Bee Winery
I joined Harvest Hosts RV membership program to find some unique and interesting places to stay on my RV trip ...
Casa Rondeña Winery – I Finally Get Some New Mexico Wine
Although I had cases of amazing Gold Country wine in my wine fridge when I was getting ready to leave ...
Notes from an RV Newbie’s First Weekend on the Road
If you have been following my blog, you know that just before my birthday I made a life changing decision ...
Why I Missed the 2nd Anniversary of the Blog
March 7th was the 2nd anniversary of the Gold Country Cowgirl blog. I had intended to do a special post and a ...
ZinEX Zinfandel Experience — Zin Lover’s Paradise
When I attended the Wine Bloggers Conference in Santa Rosa in November, I signed up for an education session entitled ...
Oldest Documented Old Vine Zinfandel Vineyard in the Americas
You may have read elsewhere on the blog that I've been working on a post about old vine Zinfandel for ...
Most Viewed Posts of 2017
Last year, when I wrote a post about my most viewed posts of 2016, the blog had only been in ...
Wine Bloggers Conference 2017 Recap — Part 1 #wbc17
If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you know that I just returned from the Wine Bloggers Conference in ...
