Sipping Port in Portugal (it’s way more fun than ceramic shops)
Do you know anything about Port? Neither did I. Then a few years ago I wandered into a wine shop in Sintra, Portugal. Sintra is a beautiful ancient city on a hill, with winding streets…
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I want to hear about your favorite wine!
What are you favorite wines or wine stories? Share them with me!
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Bargains, Surprises and Snake Oil at Trader Joe’s
Take a dozen or so wines that cost less than $10 from Trader Joe’s, invite a dozen friends over, and attempt to keep track of the ratings and comments.
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Ranch Hands!
Ranch Hands is here! D’Aun and I, along with our friend Carrie, drove to Calistoga yesterday to pick up our 25 cases (a barrel of wine). Thought I’d share a few pictures! We pulled into…
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Ranch Hands
Remember the Name That Barrel contest? Well, yesterday I approved a label for our private bottling of Ranch Hands! D’Aun and I are very excited about this and we are looking forward to the bottling…
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A Noisy Bottle of Isosceles
One of the best bottles of wine I’ve had was given to me by a hotel because they said it was noisy. The hotel, not the bottle. I was reminded of this story last Friday…
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The New Wine Country: Thailand?
Well, don’t rush to Thailand to find a Tuscan style home amongst the vineyards. Southeast Asia is not going to be a threat to Bordeaux anytime soon. Or Napa, Chile, Australia, Italy, South Africa ……
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English Classes in Thailand
The last few days have been my favorite here in Thailand. We left Chiang Mai yesterday, picked up Berkeley (my grand dog) from the kennel, and headed to Chiang Rai. Along the way we stopped…