3 Keiki Farms
We found this coffee at the Keauhou Wednesday Farmers Market. We had a nice chat with the grower about many things coffee and sampled his cold brew. This is another Keauhou Mauka Coffee. The beans weren’t sorted as well as…
Mama’s Kona Coffee
We found this one at the Keauhou Farmer’s Market – the Wednesday Market at the Southern end of Ali’i Drive. This coffee is grown in Keauhou Mauka appellation. Nice Roast, good looking beans,
Castello Di Amorosa
This place was just a bit too much of a tourist trap for us, in the Napa area. It had been recommended, so we went but ended up not even tasting the wine. Everything was really expensive – even just…
Chateau Montelena
This beautiful winery was part of the 1970’s event that put Napa on the world wine map. Their Chardonnay won first place at a French wine competition. The winemaker at the time went on to Grgich Hills. The grounds of…
Raymond Vineyards
We had a little extra time before our appointment at Grgich so we stopped in at Raymond Winery. We had no idea what to expect – or even if there was something to expect. The owner likes to party and…
Bistro Jeanty-Yountville, CA
We stopped in Yountville on a trip home to Arcata from San Francisco looking for a place to have lunch. Poked our heads in to Bistro Jeanty and found there was room at the bar to accommodate us. The bartender…
Grgich Hills Winery
We did a really nice sit-down tasting at Grgich Hills with the winemaker’s daughter. The tasting took place in their library, which has a bottle of every wine they have ever made. It was quite the experience. We got to…
Komo Estate Coffee
A friend recommended Komo Estate Coffee to us. This is available at Komo Store in the north of Holualoa on the Belt Road. I’m not sure of the store hours. When we were there everyone’s Auntie was minding the store.…
Duckhorn Winery
We stopped at Duckhorn when we had an hour before an appointment close by. We waited for them to open and right at 10:00 they had a lot of appointments, ours included. We sat at a nice outdoor table and…
Matrix Winery
Part of the Wilson Family of Artisan Wineries, we visited Matrix expecting Chardonnays and Pinots and in that they did not disappoint. We tried to taste outdoors but it got too windy. They have a cool fountain in the entryway.…