Driving A Counterclockwise Spiral Through Southwest France
[This is the first of a three part series about a recent journey. Parts two and three will come out next week and the week
Travel Tips
Quirks And Qualities Of Life In France
First a bit of news – weeks ago I had the fortune to be invited to Abruzzo in Italy to receive an international wine writing
Beauty in Wine Regulations?
The title of this post is misleading. Regulations concerning wine are rarely beautiful, but associated grape names can be. You’ll see. Below are some basic
Finding Home in Burgundy
Two years ago my friend Robin and I spent five days at a house in the village of Magny-les-Villers in Burgundy – surrounded by vineyards
Why Does Wine in the Sky Taste Different?
Does wine taste different when you’re on an airplane? The simple answer is yes. But this easy question has contradictory answers. The information is largely
Moscato di Scanzo – Back to Basics in Bergamo, Italy
Fifty kilometers northeast of the Italian city of Milan, where the plains of Lombardy shove against the Orobie Alps, both Romans and Venetians chose to
No Ice Wine in Iceland
Well, maybe there is. But here’s the question: what wine are they drinking in Iceland? Simple answer – they are drinking beer. More comprehensive answer
Secrets of Right Bank Bordeaux
This is where it all changes. Close to where it all began. The Gironde Estuary – the widening river mouth of southwest France that flows
Skip the Wine Bars of Paris?
My Paris wine tasting plans disintegrated. Great luck, really. First, I surfed the Net, then checked FourSquare, then Googled wine bars within a few kilometers
Hemingway and Vikings Long Gone from Paris
This is not the Paris of Hemingway. Of Morse, Fenimore Cooper, or Thomas Jefferson. This is not the Paris of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Woody Allen
