My recent travels took me to Northern Italy. As I toured the scenic, colorful towns of the[...]
Grilled Saratoga lamb chops for dinner, my favorite. Instead of the usual Southern Rhone reds I drink[...]
The great ascent of Northern California wine, which began in the 1970's after decades of post-Prohibition stagnation,[...]
Last week we hosted some friends in San Francisco and found ourselves having lunch at Chez Papa,[...]
Yesterday was an important landmark in the history of my wine collection. I opened the above bottle,[...]
"Oregon is like syphilis", I said the other day. The comment caused raised eyebrows. We were at[...]
