Travel Advisor
Ben Flajnik
He/Him
Expertise
- Global Wine Travel; California Wine Regions – Sonoma,
- Napa; International Wine Regions – France,
- Italy,
- Japan,
- Portugal,
- New Zealand
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About
Globetrotting winemaker. Avid oyster shucker. Call Sonoma home. I believe high-brow/low-brow pairings are best and champagne is always a good idea.
Home airports
Primary airport is SFO. STS and OAK are always an option too.
My travel style
I prefer to travel via "loose itineraries" leaving some things up for spontaneity but the important things planned, like accommodations and Michelin-star reservations. The level of planning is purely dependent on the destination.
Favorite hotels
Recently returned from:
Nebbiolo tasting in Barolo.
Riding bikes through Burgundy.
Taking the train to Champagne.
Touring the Omakases of Japan.
Dreaming of:
Cage diving in Cape Town.
Tasting in the Rhone Valley.
Okinawa.
All over Morocco.
One thing I can't travel without...
My palate.
Two truths, one lie:
I waited three hours for a bowl of ramen in Tokyo.
I jumped out of a helicopter in Belize into shark-infested waters.
I've barrel tasted at Chateau Mouton Rothschild.
Travel Advisor
Ben Flajnik
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