• Après Wine Co. in South Lake Tahoe and Petra Wine Bar at Northstar are recommended as places to visit in the January issue of Ski magazine.

• John Wagnon, marketing guru at Heavenly-Kirkwood, is now on the Nevada Commission on Tourism. He is filling the remainder of his boss Blaise Carrig’s term, which expires June 30, 2014.

• January is National Skating Month – as in ice skating.

• The January-February issue of Via magazine recommends JT Basque Bar and Dining Room in Gardnerville as a place for fine food with a side of history.

• Amador County’s Terre Rouge & Easton Wines is on Wine Spectator’s list of 100 outstanding values of 2012 for its Easton 2010 Zinfandel Amador County.