[from the archives while our blog monster is out on medical leave] High on a hill, it calls to me W hat is it about a place that marks o...

ed. note: Alfonso is out on medical leave and he is letting one of the young’uns take the reins of the blog until he comes back. W hat a k...

"Everything that is done in the world is done by hope." - Martin Luther I’ ve been checking out some of the new Italian spots in ...

“Compared to what?” T he land mass of Italy figures out to be 0.2% of the world, similar to Poland, Ecuador, New Zealand and Vietnam. In r...

“When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. When life is bitter, say thank you and grow.” — Shauna Niequist O ften, I sit down at the...

L ooking back over the past year, if I were to assess it as a grape-into-wine harvest, I might say this: We started with a late but mild s...

H aving migrated to Texas from California 45 years ago now, I have been occupied with two things: the next chapter and the meaning of home. ...

T his past week I’ve been racking up miles across the great Southwest looking for the future. The journey has taken me to Santa Fe, New Mexi...

Jackson Pollock Salmon I t is so very entertaining observing from the edge of the river. Swimming along are the young fish, all bright ...

The clock of time is a wild child...” - Priyansha Vashi L ately, as it seems I have a lot more time on my hands, although it is somewhat ab...

R ecently, longstanding and noted wine bloggers have been declaring. Things like: “I don’t suppose I have many of you checking this site ...

H ow many times have you read it? The harvest in process and the ensuing data regarding the weather, the quantity and the quality that inevi...

From the archives: Grappling among the Offshoots ~ Gaglioppo and Nerello Mascalese I ’m the one who played tag with you and listened to yo...

L ately, on the blog and IRL I’ve been opening up elderly bottles from the wine closet. Part of that stems from an analysis I did of the wi...

I talian culture is a timeless and ongoing revolution. Wine has been swept up in that benevolent maelstrom. Thus, it seems like a good time ...