First, an admission. I like almost any film about food or wine. I guess because I like almost any food or wine. The film, Back To Burgundy, is no exception. It’s one of those prodigal son returns tales. In this case, his name is Jean and he’s returning to the family...
I hadn’t had a really great wine discovery in a while. Actually, quite a while. And, usually my wine finds have been courtesy of something posted on a website. Not just me out on a search and destroy mission. Anyway, there I was in City Market. Checking out what they...
It’s always been a problem with Don Day’s Wife and I. I want to do it, she doesn’t. I’m talking, of course, about splurging on truffles. “They’ve got fresh ones at City Market, Honey. They’re only $12,000 a kilo. We could get a second mortgage.” Yes, they’re an...
I know my limits when it comes to alcohol. 400 pesos a bottle when I’m drinking at home. 800 pesos a bottle when I’m drinking in a restaurant. It’s not just because I’m cheap. It’s because I don’t have a sophisticated enough palate to warrant climbing any further up...
I was particularly impressed by a couple of wines that won gold recently at the Seléctions Mondiales des Vins Canada and thought I’d tell you why. Now usually when I see a press release from some international wine competition, I’ll see if any of them are affordable...
I had lunch at Terruño, the restaurant at local San Miguel winery, Tres Raíces, a few weeks ago. On my way out, I bought a bottle of one of their reds, their Tempranillo. It was a significant…no, make that very significant…purchase. It was the most...
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