Thanksgiving weekend my family and I went to Wine Country… Boy was it grand. Here are the wineries we went to. Not bad for 4 days.

• Rutherford Hill
• Raymond
• Honig
• Robert Mondavi
• Del Dotto
• Chase Cellars
• Salvestrin Estate
• Franciscan
• St. Supery Estate
• Turnbull
• Silver Oak
• Beaulieu Vineyards
• Joseph Phelps
• PlumpJack
• Opus One
• Cakebread
• Stags’ Leap
• Clos Du Val
• Chimney Rock
• Signorello Estate
• Black Stallion

Before Thanksgiving I thought I’d spread some Holiday cheer with adorably seasonal, mulling spices!

But come on- a kid like me doesn’t just throw cinnamon in a tea bag and call it a day. I spiced it up, pardon the pun, bought rustic ladles and adorned them with silk ribbon to make it complete. See my recipe below.

Mulling Spices

• Reusable tea bag
• Star anise
• Cinnamon and crushed cinnamon sticks
• Allspice
• Cloves
• Whole juniper berries
• Dried citrus peel
• Generous scoop of brown sugar

Just add a bottle of wine or a quart of cider and enjoy!

Of course Ina is featured on Google today. She is my idol.