The latest news from the Marche is that Verdicchio has been awarded a DOCG. The wines that fall under this category are: Verdicchio di Matel...

From the “When you need a lift ” department The wine trail this week has taken me to Austin and back home to Dallas. Holiday showcases, wine...

Thinking my last post came from a frustration of seeing prices going up, not down, and listening to Italian winemakers telling me how much ...

In the wine business, we have come upon the sacred time known as O-N-D. The 4th quarter (October-November- December) has traditionally been ...

This past week has taken me on another trail, lots of trail. For a week we have been out in West Texas to do some hiking in the Big Bend Nat...

From the Archives ~ March 23, 2007 There they were, waiting for me as I landed in Dallas from La Guardia, the good ‘ol boys. I had just come...

From the Archives ~ October 10, 2007 The picture above is a favorite of mine. It hangs in my bedroom. Shot by James Evans, who lives out wes...

All week the wine has been dogging me. There it is, like the omnipresent character in a Twilight Zone episode. Every corner you turn, he is ...

Tonight I heard the owl. He was back in the neighborhood for a visit? His home has been long taken over by the Italians, the sweet and gentl...