Author: Susan Viebrock

“What makes Adam Neiman a genuine rarity is that he plays with imagination and authority, not just an extra helping of technique. He was clearly born to be a pianist and is carrying out a destiny written in his genes,” Chicago Tribune Like the Telluride Playwrights...

“Our mission is to empower individuals by helping them make conscious, positive choices about their health, wellness, and beauty designed to enhance everyday living and quality of their lives overall,” Darla Loomis, spa director, Peaks Resort. 32 treatment rooms offering the latest in massage and aesthetics...

“The practice of drinking wine and then find something to say about it has always had a certain national character,” observed The New Yorker.  [caption id="attachment_42286" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Kimberly & Keith of Wine Life Radio[/caption] The universal appeal of grape is supported by the numbers. Wine sales...

“Each section addresses an aspect of what I’ve come to believe: this is the best time in a generation to drink California wine. More than that, today marks the arrival of a mature American wine culture, where producers are confident enough not to mimic the...

The 33rd Annual Telluride Wine Festival, produced in conjunction with the Telluride Ski Resort, officially Thursday, June 26- Sunday, June 29, 2014, is proud to announce a brand new partnership with the 12th annual Telluride Musicfest, at the first of their 4 concerts this Wednesday, June 25th at the Mai home near the old...

Like Telluride, it’s a little town with big-time charm – and the perfect stop on our march up the coast from Los Angeles to Bellevue, Washington, for a family wedding. Boonville, California was founded in 1862 by John Burgots. The Tinker Toy town was originally called...

Besides nesting dolls, samovars, borscht, big fur hats, Nureyev, Baryshnikov, vodka – and Telluride local Gus Kenworthy taking silver in the country’s recent Olympics – we may have Russia to thank – ok, indirectly – for Telluride Musicfest. When the revolution failed, the “Red Menace” (a...

Any self-respecting poet of pinot can rattle off a list of reasons why grape is good. For starters, wine complements and enhances the taste of food. “I cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food,” W.C. Fields. [caption id="attachment_42156" align="aligncenter" width="600"] TWF- Italians[/caption] On dark...

Louis XIV sat on the throne of France for 72 years (1643 – 1715). [caption id="attachment_42214" align="aligncenter" width="600"] “King” Sam Bush, by Tim Benko[/caption] Queen Victoria ruled the British empire for 63 years, 216 days. Elizabeth II, also of the United Kingdom, is hot on Victoria’s heels, having...