When in Rome …
… One posts some wise words from the Romans of yore. My way better half and I are in the Eternal City... Read More
Well versed in wine
They were poets, and we know it. They also were fond of fermented grape juice, as their lovely words attest: So sweet... Read More
Wines of the Week: Oct. 7-13
Everyday: Best I can tell, the McKinley Springs winery is Washington can do no wrong. Its whites are gorgeous, and the 2009... Read More
Burghounds speak up
I could not agree more wioth the sentiments below, by Burgundy lovers past and semi-present: • “Burgundy is not the designation of... Read More
Gleanings: 10-1-13
When hanging around grape nuts, it doesn’t take much of an ear to pick up some nice tidbits. A few recent gleanings:... Read More
Wines of the Week: Sept. 30-Oct. 6
Everyday: For eons, the grillo grape was grown primarily to be part of Sicily’s tasty Marsala dessert wines. Turns out it’s pretty... Read More
Straight from the vintners’ mouths
Wine tends to bring out the poetic ““ or prosaic ““ tendencies in many of us, not least among vintners themselves. A... Read More