The Origin of the ‘Margarita’ Cocktail…Also, Mexican Winemakers
A recent article in the New York Times tells of Mexican winemakers getting established in northern California. No surprise. Their families have picked grapes, worked
New World Wine
California Central Coast Wine Tastings
Before exploring the topography of taste, it pays to learn general geography. So I bought a map. Then another. Before venturing out to taste
Coravin Review…and Random Red Tasting
There’s a new wine toy on the market. This gadget appears stellar for those who can exercise restraint. The Coravin device extracts wine from your
Women and Wine
Here are some excerpts from the book Vino Voices, which includes sparks of wisdom whittled from women who bent their backs, tasted bankruptcy, abandoned careers,
Guys and Grapes
Flavio Fennochio – Barolo Winemaker from the Piemonte Region of Italy We receive the grapes from God…There’s a little part of me in this wine.
Beyond Bordeaux, Burgundy, and – Peru
Years ago, my sister and her German husband-to-be lived in a farmhouse in rural Ireland. There, amid beaten glens on this rain-soaked misty isle, they
An Asian Surprise – Thai Wine
In a supermarket on the Thai island of Koh Samui I spotted a bottle of Thai wine and bought it. It cost about $15 – labelled
Ordering Some More on Samui
I took a morning shuttle bus from the silence of Mae Nam beach to the bustling town of Cheweng on the tourist laden isle of
Yosemite, Sonoma, and Mighty Characters
A recent trip to California taught me about large characters who forever changed our literary and physical landscapes. One wrote of frigid terrain and cunning
Creamy Grenache in Barossa
The Rusden winery in Australia’s Barossa Valley produces superb wines, including an excellent Grenache. I had the good fortune to spend time with Christian Canute
