Islamabad Expressions
To launch the book Vino Expressions, a group of us gathered at Club 21 Restaurant in the French Club in Islamabad and enjoyed a 'blind' wine tasting. All wines were…
Book Launch – Vino Expressions is Ready!
After a journey through three years, twelve countries, and fifty interviews - the goal has been reached! The book Vino Expressions is ready to read. It includes thirty-six chapters, a hundred and…
The Magic called Dingle
As a break from writing about people who work in the world of wine, I’ll share a quick story about people enjoying wine and food in a place saturated with…
Searching for the Maltese Falcon
In the year 1530, driven by Saracens from their home on the island of Rhodes, the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem settled on the Mediterranean island…
The Wine Shack
Within a store named the Valley Wine Shack, located on a street named Napa in the town of Sonoma, only 15 percent of the stocked wines are made in California.…
The Vine that Almost Vanished
Abraham Izak Perold was a dashing young Professor of Viniculture and Oenology at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. He wore a stiff white shirt and perfect…
Dinner at a Little Paradise in Burgundy
Here's the dinner menu from an excellent restaurant named Le Petit Paradis in the town of Beaune in France's Burgundy region. Beaune is an ancient city - but filled with…
Hilltop Home to Slovenian Wine
A small winery named Kogl sits on a magnificent hillside in the alpine country of Slovenia. It is located about 20 kilometers east of the city of Ptuj (pronounced Pit-OO-eee). A great battle…
The Oldest Vine
The world’s oldest living grapevine thrives in the city of Maribor in Slovenia, against the walls of a brick building at Vojašniška 8 – or 8 Military Street. It's ironic that these…
Bales and Bottles in The Land of the Long White Cloud
It is December. Lenticular white clouds with dark gray undersides cross the sky, looking like whales. Nettie Barrow and Jane Craighead run the Straw Lodge in Marlborough, New Zealand. Nettie’s husband…