It is time again to share my latest adventures in Napa Valley with you. What follows is a day-by-day accounting of my trip west. After this I will be posting individual articles on some of the more notable events. Friday, March 20, 2015 Mrs. Tiedemann and I arrived in Chicago on Friday afternoon…it was later […]
The History Museum, Love & Wine

Late last year I received an email from Christina Ryan, Public Programs Coordinator at The History Museum in South Bend. I knew Christina from her days as an employee at Old National Bank and I knew she had left the bank, but wasn’t aware of where she had gone. The email was an inquiry to […]
Glenwood Cellars, History Museum South Bend, Oliver mansion, ToutSuiteMr. Tiedemann goes to Napa

Sunday As I have mentioned in the past, I fly American Airlines and when I go to Napa, I take their Sunday morning flight, No. 2356 that leaves Chicago O’Hare at 10:30 a.m. and arrives in San Francisco at 1:30 p.m. It is a long flight at 4 hours and 35 minutes. However, taking that […]
Ballentine Vineyards, Cade's Estate Winery, Dena & Deluca, Eric Kent Wines, Glenwood Cellars, Kelly Fleming Winery, Larkin Wines, Napa Valley, Somerstone Wine, Steven Kent Wines, Tapp Label, Three Clicks Wines, ToutSuite, VinoceDidier Loustau: A True Wine Guy

In coming blog posts, I will make reference to my good friend and go-to wine guy, Didier Loustau from Napa Valley. Over the years I have come to respect Didier’s palate and vast wine knowledge. I wanted to share a little of Didier’s background today. As you can easily tell by his name, Didier is a Frenchman…
Cork Wars, Didier Loustau, Napa Valley, ToutSuite, wine expert