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 outstanding grudges against his being…
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 past years involved in the…
The Red has Run Out
Last weekend I held another wine tasting at the French Club in Islamabad - called "Second Annual Wine Tasting." Simple, right? Only a few people arrived. Which was good because 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 weather is warm enough to…
Wine in Asia (not Asian wine)
Here are some food and wine surprises a friend and I discovered while visiting Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand this January and February. (This is NOT about Asian wines - which may be the…
Kirkus Review of Wine and Work
Kirkus Review of Wine and Work Kirkus Reviews (“The World’s Toughest Book Critics”) positively reviewed Wine and Work - highlighting how the e-book tackles a diverse international topic. From the Kirkus Website…
Château La Rose Bellevue
In December I visited Château La Rose Bellevue on the right bank of the Gironde River in Bordeaux. Les Kellen from Blaye brought me there, as he had two years…
Vino Expressions is now Wine and Work
The book Vino Expressions - People, Wine, and Loving Work has been re-priced, re-named, and re-formatted. The new name is Wine and Work - People Loving Life. The new price?…
From Chile – The Power of Blending
South of the capital city of Santiago, Chile, I drive from the Colchagua Valley along Highway 5 – parallel to the Andes Mountains. I take a road that leads east…
Finger Lakes Wine Country Music
On a summer day I drove north on State Route 414 between Seneca Lake and Cayuga Lake, the largest of seven Finger Lakes in upstate New York. These lakes…