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15 May, 2014

Wine Tasting in the Santa Cruz Mountains Part 2

Wine Tasting in the Santa Cruz Mountains Part 2

Comments : 3 Posted in : Tasting Rooms in the Santa Cruz Mountains - CA, Travel Guide for Santa Cruz - CA, Wine on May 15, 2014 by : The Gourmez

Tags: bay area, benny madsen, byington, day trip, downhill, mountains, muccigrosso, off highway 17, passport day, passports, santa cruz, scmwga, silvertip, tourism, vineyards, visitor guide, wine tasting, winegrower's association

At Christmas, my husband bought us passports from the Santa Cruz Mountain Wine Growers Association (SCMWGA). These passports, filled with over 50 participating wineries, entitle the bearers to one free tasting at each spot during normal operating hours or the SCMWGA special Passport Days, which happen four times a year and are the best opportunity
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30 January, 2013

Travelogue: Tieton, Naches, and the Chinook Pass

Posted in : Travel Guide for Tieton - WA, Travel Guide for Yakima - WA on January 30, 2013 by : The Gourmez

Tags: apples, car trip, cascades, central washington, chinook pass, day trip, fruit stand, gold creek, hops, mountains, naches, naches heights vineyards, naches river, nile valley, panorama, photoblog, produce, route 410, scenic drive, summitview road, tieton, tourism, town, travel guide, visitor guide, vista, whistlin jack, wilridge winery, wine tasting, yakima

This is the last of my travelogues from my October visit with my mom and stepfather in Central Washington. The first was on a day in Yakima and the second was on a day in Ellensburg. This entry covers the beautiful scenery to be found in the tiny towns of Tieton and Naches nestled in
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