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
New World Wine
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
Local in Colorado
Seek local knowledge. This advice – demonstrated below – is valuable. The surprise is that today, local knowledge highlights aspects of both worlds – what’s
Black Mesa Magic
Misaligned with reality is the belief that New Mexico, one of the fifty states that comprise the United States of America, is part of the
Moving on from Davis?
When wine mysteriously turns brown in the movie Bottle Shock, the puzzled winemakers visit an expert at the University of California at Davis, who rapidly solves
Cosmopolitan in Kansas
Last week I went to a wedding in Kansas City. My editor, Barbara, married her upstanding fiance named Andrew (and to her credit held no
Gratitude
It’s April Fool’s Day – but this is no joke. I just wanted to give thanks and appreciation to many people I’ve met during the
Burnt Rubber
At the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, Marianne McKay chooses a corner of the outdoor café patio in the botanical garden to meet. The
