Luxury Defined: Sandals Barbados Luxury Included Resort & Spa

The 2019 Islands’ All-Inclusive Award results are in and leading in the category of best room is the Sandals Royal Barbados’ Skypool Butler Suite – both the Editors’ Choice and Readers’ Choice winner. The Sandals brands all boast exceptional service, including a private butler to create any...

Duckhorn Portfolio: The Best of the Best

Oenophile | By Denman Moody – In 1976, Margaret and Dan Duckhorn, along with a few investors, started Duckhorn Vineyards, with the first production in 1978 being 800 cases of Merlot and 800 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon. Over the years until 2007, they not only vastly improved the quality and quantity of...

World-Class American Wineries: Jordan Winery

By Denman Moody- While I was travel aide to Lloyd Bentsen in 1970 – and later his executive assistant in Washington – Tom Jordan, who is just a smidgen older than I, was already a mega-successful oil man in Denver with the idea of purchasing a great Bordeaux chateau.  A taste of the 1968 Beaulieu...

Living the Sweet Life: Change is Hard

Let it be known that I do not like change! Let me remind you that I have worn the same wig since 1994 when I found it in Dallas. I fell in love with the ease of snapping it on my head and looking perfectly ready for anything. It also reminded me of my mother, who was killed when I was eight in an auto-train...

Globetrotting: Romantic Getaway

Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera Cancun – TRAVEL by Alisa – If you are looking for a fantastic couples get away, look no further than Secrets Maroma located in the beautiful and serene waters in Mexico’s Riviera Cancun. I have personally stayed at this resort three times and love it! The resort...

For the Kids We Love Valentine’s Day Autism Awareness Luncheon

It’s a labor of love! Hope For Three Autism Advocates, a local nonprofit, is holding their annual luncheon slated for Valentine’s Day, February 14th at Safari Texas Ranch from 11 am to 1 pm. “For the Kids We Love” luncheon, presented by Mary and Tom Solcher with guest speaker Grant Maniér,...