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- The MOB Museum in Vegas is 3-floors of American Organized Crime history. Great experience 1 week ago
- The MOB makes another hit in Las Vegas with new meseum. 1 week ago
- beach day on Antigua with lovely lunch. Celebrity Silhouette showing us a good time. 2012-03-23
- Celiberity cruise Line is expert in boarding passengers, one of the best. at least from New Jersey. 2012-03-19
- Thought Ellis Island would be very dreary place--instead it is a beautiful building. 2012-03-19
- Ellis Island is a great place to visit, should be mandatory for all school kids. 2012-03-19
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Texas Wine is Alive and That’s No Bull
Texas Wine is Alive And That’s No Bull
by Ron Kapon
The Texas wine grape industry started in 1650 when Father Garcia de San Francisco y Zuniga, the founder of El Paso, planted vineyards for the production of sacramental wine (he is credited with the first vineyard planted in North America). He planted the Spanish black grape appropriately named ‘Mission,’ as did most padres who established missionary outposts on the Texan plains. The Franciscans developed irrigation techniques and the vineyards flourished. Viticulture remained an important industry until the early decades of the 1800’s. European settlers to South and Central Texas started vineyards using grapevine cuttings brought over from their homelands. Though …
The Best of Cahors, France
The Best of Cahors, France
By Ron Kapon
In late May 2010 the Second International Malbec Days Conference took place in Cahors, France. There were 100 Malbec producers mainly from France and Argentina, 150 journalists, 400 professional buyers and 3,500 wine connoisseurs attending this three day seminar and wine tasting. The conference compared the wines of Cahors and those of Lujan de Cuyo, Argentina. There were tastings of over 600 different wines all made from the Malbec grape variety, trips to vineyards and wineries as well as a wine tasting on a barge cruising along the Lot River. The famous Bridge Pont Valentre was transformed for the three evenings into the world’s …
Lions and Tigers-My Visit to Princeton, New Jersey
Lions and Tigers- My Visit to Princeton, New Jersey
by Ron Kapon
Let’s start with the fact that I went to Columbia College and the Columbia Graduate School of Business. Our mascot is the Lion. Princeton’s mascot is the Tiger. On an early fall Sunday I arrived in Princeton for a two day visit. A few weeks earlier the Columbia football team, not known as a powerhouse, destroyed Princeton 38-0. This was Columbia’s first road shutout since 1961. Trivia alert- the 1869 game between Rutgers and Princeton is notable because it was the first documented game of any sport called “football” between two American colleges.
Princeton, New Jersey is located in Mercer County …
Wining Dining & Touring in California Central Coast
Wining, Dining & Touring in California’s Central Coast
By Ron Kapon
In the past few years I have traveled to and written about Sonoma, Napa, Livermore and San Mateo, all reachable through San Francisco. Most recently I spent a week south of the San Francisco airport. My first stop was San Jose, followed by Santa Cruz, Gilroy, Monterey/Carmel, Paso Robles and Hearst Castle. On my next trip I will start in Los Angeles and travel to Oxnard, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Solvang, Buellton, Santa Maria, Santa Ynez Valley & San Luis Obispo, thus completing my central Coast odyssey. This story will deal with the wine portion of that trip with a bit of …
Return to Paradise Diplomatically
By Ron Kapon
Return To Paradise Diplomatically
The Marco Island/Naples/Everglades area refers to themselves as “The Paradise Coast.” I hope they don’t mind if I add nearby Fort Myers/Sanibel/Captiva to that moniker. An opportunity to do a good deed and conduct a wine tasting for The Temple at Marco Island brought me to a return visit to the west coast of Florida. I had last visited the region in 2002 and I was looking forward to a few repeat visits and some new adventures. My college ex-roommate Marvin lives 2/3 of the year on Marco Island and suggested a wine tasting for his temple. The accommodating folks at Shaw Ross Imports supplied …
