There’s still time, people. Summer’s muggy, sunny weeks are not yet entirely on the wane. They’re just mostly on the wane. And so those bibliophile oenophiles who are looking for last-minute beach-side vacation or porch-side stay-cation reading to accompany a cold glass of Italian Vermentino in the hazy heat (you are drinking Vermentino, right?) still have…
Category: wine books
The Most-Viewed Photo Of All Time? It’s From Wine Country…
If you’ve ever used a Microsoft Windows computer PC (which I’m guessing is a group that includes 99.999% of the people reading this, even the Mactards), chances are very good that you’ve seen this image. It’s called Bliss and was taken by Napa “are we sick of hearing about this place yet” Valley resident and…
Reports Of Australian Wine’s Death Hath Been Greatly Exaggerated, My Lords
Australian wine has become the red-headed stepchild of the fine wine world. But the ginger brat is still alive and kicking, people. I can hear the Aussie wine biz calling out from the cart, like the old man in the “Bring Out Your Dead” skit of Monty Python’s Holy Grail: “I’m not dead!… I think…
Tasting 40 Years Of A Tawny Port Icon
“Billy C. is drinking Sandeman Port down at the old café And the river goes by slowly, the river likes it that way.” – The Knuckleball Suite, Peter Mulvey In the world of wine, there are a few images that stand the test of time and can truly be described as iconic, instantly conjuring up…