The first samples – mostly Austrians and Champagnes – will start reaching me in a month or so. Tasting will begin toot sweet. The ol’...

Some would have you believe it. Once upon a time, not so long ago, a curious type of American wine merchant evolved. Back then there were...

(Two views of Tintin and Snowy) (A book you should know about) (Preview of exciting things to come) I have a picture of Tintin and his...

We stayed in touch after I published our first conversation back in July. Every now and again one of us finds something he knows the...

“They say late bloomers are rare not because talent in older people is rare, but because talents that might develop when we’re older...

I had a couple things cued up to run this week, but both can wait. Maybe I’ll get to them in a few days. Today I need to write about the...

I did a truly evil thing. I’ll tell you about it. We had some leftovers from a lamb roast, and Karen Odessa (henceforth “KO”) wanted to...

Until yesterday I didn’t know that glowing wombats were a thing, but I read about them in the Times, so I guess they must be. I wish I’d...

My first thought is this. When we talk about “flawed wine” we are often not talking about flawed wine; we are talking about ourselves....

Please understand; clearly these are the best teas among those I obtained. I didn’t taste everything, and there are merchants from whom I...