Time to Celebrate

September 14, 2022

“Never Say Never” but after two crashes in six years, my road-biking days are OVER! It is six weeks post-op …

Tucci Returns

May 8, 2022

It was 14 months ago that CNN launched; 6 episode series “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy”. Released during the pandemic, …

February 15, 2022

It’s not a wine for everyday drinking but Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to enjoy Barolo, the king of Italian …

December 13, 2021

One evening after a filling dinner, I searched my liquor cabinet for a ”digestivo”. Amaro or Grappa – a difficult …

March 25, 2021

It was exactly one l-o-n-g year ago that the world changed and we hunkered down. Now fully vaccinated, winter ending …

October 30, 2020

October is my favorite month and not just because it’s my b-day. Since I started my wine career 7 years …

June 17, 2020

Like many of us I am suffering from pandemic malaise – lacking motivation to complete a wine post. Several articles …