SANTA BARBARA WINE COUNTRY

Find out what makes the Santa Barbara, California wine country one of the world’s most unique. See the countryside! Enjoy!

Wine Country, Travel, LGBTQ Friendly, Feature Articles, Santa BarbaraJAKE STANFORDJuly 8, 2020 Comment

PENEDÈS

Just over the hill from Barcelona lies one of Spain’s great wine regions: Penedès. The surprise? One of the world’s most misunderstood wines hails from here—the Spanish sparkling wine, Cava.

Come take a journey through wine country with us!

Travel, Feature Articles, Penedès, White Wine, Sparkling Wine, Wine RegionJAKE STANFORDMay 15, 2020catalonia, spain, travel, gaytravel, gaytravelspain, wine, prioratwine, penedes Comment

PRIORAT

Cicadas buzz in the pine trees. Goldfinches dive and soar in the cobalt sky. Is this the most wonderful vineyard on earth? If not, few rival it.

Welcome to Priorat.

Travel, Red Wine, Feature Articles, Priorat, Wine RegionJAKE STANFORDAugust 3, 2019priorat, catalonia, spain, travel, gaytravel, gaytravelspain, wine, prioratwine Comments

TROSSOS DEL PRIORAT

A magnificent winery hotel in the heart of Priorat.

Travel, PrioratPatrick BartlettAugust 2, 2019Trossos del Priorattrossos, trossosdelpriorat, priorat, gratallops, hotel, wineryhotelComment

RAÓ: A PROFOUND DINING EXPERIENCE

Our first night in Barcelona, we dove right into the cuisine of Catalunya.

Food Porn, Red Wine, Wine Menu, Wine Pairing, Swank, TravelJAKE STANFORDJuly 2, 2019#MoodWine, #Spain Comment

MANHATTAN STORE WINDOWS

Style and swank (and yes, naked unabashed capitalism)—these dueling window displays in Manhattan's Upper East side we found dazzling last December. Wish we could visit again this year to see what these amazing artists have done this year!

Architecture, Swank, TravelJAKE STANFORDDecember 2, 2018Bloomingdale's#nyc, #gaynyc, #gaytravel, #storiesofsunandswank, #bloomingdales, #burghdorff, #tiffany, #louisvuitton, #dolceandgabbanaComment

SPANISH DELIGHT

Check out this amazing Spanish-themed restaurant in Denver!

Swank, Food Porn, Travel, Wine PairingJAKE STANFORDOctober 13, 2018#MoodWine, #ElFive, #SpanishWine, #Spain, #FoodpornComment

9/11 REMEMBRANCE

In remembrance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks 17 years ago today, here is my architectural photography of Freedom Tower and Ground Zero last winter. The mood was quiet and somber.