“ Y our job isn’t who you are,” the little monkey voice inside the head kept chattering. Yeah, yeah, heard it all so many times before i...

T he past week has been busy as hell. I have found myself in countless restaurants in South Texas, West Texas and North Texas. That would ...

S ometimes life is a cornucopia of events. And sometimes it’s a dry well in the desert. And this week, while it is tending more towards...

I wasn’t sure how long it would take for Jacopo Bacci to fall into Texas, but as expected it took less than a week. Sure the weather has b...

Busy time out here in West Texas - just a few photos - more to come... Keep smiling - keep drinking wine - keep dancing - keep hoping. ...

A fter Vinitaly and after Bordeaux en Primeur, then it is time for Texas. One of the events I so look forward to is the Buffalo Gap Wine...

T he personal Palio this week was unusually punishing, as if to remind us that one doesn’t just get older. There are forces out there that...

I t is said crappy soil makes the best wine. Likewise, the people that spring from that earth as well are something special. Siblings Valeri...

      All hat, no cattle? Think again Pastoral 19th century scene @ Latour W hen traveling back to America there is a customs form aski...

Cinquecento @ Lafite A fter being on the road for over two weeks, I am finally home in my own bed. It feels really good. Spain, Italy, F...

L ingering under the Tuscan moon last week, my travel companion and I had just finished an unforgettable meal in Siena . The 10 minute walk...

T he biggest news that came out of Vinitaly 2012 last week was the announcement of an agreement the Italian government reached with the EU i...

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...