“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain
L’Ecole #41
In Empire, California, some 400 copies of Little Red Riding Hood are locked away in a storage room of the public school district because the classic Grimm’s fairy tale recounts that the little girl took a bottle of wine to her grandmother. ---...
Abacela
The Wine Tramp sends congratulations to Abacela for it designation as 2013 Oregon Winery of the Year! This is a really big deal and well deserved by any winery who gets this honor. Abacela was named by the Wine Press Northwest, a publication that...
Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History; an artifact go-getter.
The Oscar Getz Museum of Whiskey History proves Oscar Getz was a go-getter and a risk taker! Born in 1897 in Chicago, Getz had a big showy personality, ideal for his career as a whiskey broker when the business was going through shaky times. Prohibition...
Beautiful Bardstown
Hey, I’m not the only one who thinks Bardstown, Kentucky is a gorgeous place. Notable travel magazines such as Rand McNally and USA Today both named it the “Most Beautiful Small Town in America” (several years in a row, in fact). This honor didn’t just come on a whim...
Museum Row, Bardstown, Kentucky
Bardstown, Kentucky is known for many things – My Old Kentucky Home, bourbon, and good old-fashioned Southern charm, to name a few. Historic Museum Row should be added to that list. Located just two blocks from downtown Bardstown, Museum Row is a collection of...