The next two weeks are all about our recent trip to Sedona Arizona.  If you haven’t been, you need to!  It’s a 15 hour drive non-stop and you gain an hour going to Mountain time.  Or break it up and stop half way at one of the many hotels and tourist stops along Interstate 40.

My first guest is Susanna Cota-Robles from the Arabella Hotel Sedona located at 725 Highway 179 Sedona, Arizona 86336 Phone: 855-649-1200.

Relax by the pools, soak up the sun, enjoy a glass of wine by the fire pit while a local musician serenades you. Explore the night sky with astronomer Dennis Young, and see if you can find the milky way.  Take a walk up to a private vista to watch the red rocks glow in the sunset. Cruise through town on a bicycle to see local sights just minutes away. Dine at Sedona’s newest and most talked-about restaurant, Mole’ Fine Cuisine of Mexico, here on site.  The Arabella Sedona is where your adventure begins.  Arabella is on Facebook too!

Mole’ Sedona is a spectacular restaurant with a great wine list, amazing Margaritas and cocktails served by some dedicated professionals who not only enjoy working there, but are extremely well trained and knowledgeable.  This is one of several restaurants in the Wild Thyme Restaurant Group that are in Sedona. Follow the group out on Facebook.

Joining me later in the program is Donny Segall, Sedona Regional Director for the restaurant group.

“Wild Thyme Group is proud to introduce you to our collection of restaurants where you will experience mouth-watering creations crafted from the freshest ingredients. We specialize in every aspect of food and beverage excellence, including restaurants, hotels & resorts, banquets, special events, catering, and all-around genuine hospitality. We do so much more than just food.”

In addition to Mole, you must try Stagecoach Country Roadhouse, Shorebirds Coastal Eatery and the more casual Jaybirds Nashville Hot Chicken.  We had the pleasure of experiencing all of these first class restaurants and enjoyed every morsel and sip!

If you like to shop in addition to eating the options are many.  We had a great visit to the artsy shopping area near Arabella called Tlaquepaque Arts & Shopping Village.  Noted for a wide array of Arizona desert and Native American art, there’s so much to see as well as eat.

Just walking around Tlaquepaque enlivens your senses as you delight in the splashing sounds of courtyard fountains, the vibrant colors of its abundant gardens and the mouth-watering aromas wafting from a nearby restaurant as sumptuous feasts are prepared. Spend some quality time strolling the streets and browsing the shops of the arts village.

And when hunger pangs hit, you don’t have to leave the property. Just head to one of Tlaquepaque’s five exceptional restaurants…where collectively there are sumptuous dishes and the perfect beverage choice to satisfy any palate.
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Good Life Guy’s Wine of the Week:
Two fine wines from Burgundy and J. C. Perraud
Grapes are pressed whole-cluster and fermented on indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks. The wine is aged in both tank and older French oak barrels (less than 10%) on fine lees. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.

2020 Bourgogne-Pinot Noir
This Burgundy Pinot Noir from Domaine Perraud reveals a fresh gourmet nose with bright cherry and bramble nose. The palate is soft, balanced and lively. An elegant long lasting finish echo’s the aromas on the palate!
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2020 Macon Villages-Chardonnay
The 2020 Domaine Perraud Macon Villages opens to lovely aromatics of crisp apple, honey blossoms, lemon peel and hints of salty minerals adds even further appeal. On the palate this brings flavors of citrus, orchard fruits, honey and crushed limestone that resonate through the finish
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