L ast day at Vinitaly and I was making one last run through the Sicilian pavilion, trying to soak up any last minute molecules from all the...

Lingue di suocera I t’s been a long three days at Vinitaly 2012. A few pictures to highlight some of the things we have seen. One day to ...

T hat was the kind admonishment from the galleries as my young friend Paolo Bressan was showing the wine from his winemaker friend Christi...

F rom what I can gather the D.O.C. and D.O.C.G. is no more. A document was signed by the Director General ad interim, Stefano Vaccari back ...

“T hey invited us to Buffalo Gap in April when the Italians will be here, but we didn’t know which wines to bring,” said Jim Evans, winema...

W ho knew? It was just a little impoverished corner of Southern Italy. It wasn't Tuscany or Piedmont. Suckling or Cernilli wouldn’t have...

I ’ve been sitting in his wine closet for close to 20 years now. In the dark. Freezing. Once in a while he comes in, turns the light on and ...

Mama don't let your (Gaglioppo) babies grow up to be Cabernets Photo by Vincenzo Forciniti I n my early morning ramblings along th...

I recently had an epiphany. It started at the San Francisco airport, in the new #2 terminal . We were heading back to Dallas after a memora...

“So they took their departure, leaving me still staring, and we resigned ourselves to wait for their return.” -Robert Louis Stevenson (The...

From the " A lady runs into Jimmy's for an espresso" dept. Photo - Jeff White J oey the Weasel, aka Joe Strange Eye, cal...

O ne of the marks of a successful and fruitful trip is the reluctance to get on the plane and head back home. There is still work to do. An...

Master Sommelier Gilles de Chambure  and Peter Mondavi Sr. A chance meeting at lunch with Kelli White, who will be featured prominently ...

“Y ou need to go visit one of my student’s dad the next time you go to Napa. He makes a hell of a red wine. Heitz is his name. Joe Heitz .” ...

Non dimenticherò mai Photo by Domantis