Category: Recent Columns

The summer solstice is special time, marked on ancient sun-dagger stones and viewed in awe since the dawn of mankind. Continue reading →

Disclaimer: I am a father and this column is indecorously self-serving. Continue reading →

Days grow hotter and longer, and those voluptuous high-alcohol wines of winter don’t sip so well now in the sizzling sun. What is a wine lover to do? Continue reading →

Some wine descriptions make sense. Cherry, plum, red fruit, black fruit for red wines. Apple, peach, citrus for whites. Continue reading →

For many, the Memorial Day weekend will include barbecue in addition to honoring those who gave their last full measure of devotion so we could gobble down sauce-soaked meat in freedom and security. Continue reading →

According to a large scientific study, if you are a smart woman you are more likely to drink wine. Continue reading →

Being a mother is the world’s hardest, most important, most rewarding job. For some, a glass of wine makes the task a bit easier. Continue reading →

The sales numbers are in and it is official: 2012 was the year of chick wine. Continue reading →

Drinking wine should be fun, not an exercise in snobbish one-upmanship. Continue reading →

Wine tasting refresher course on eve 29th Annual San Angelo Food & Wine Festival. Continue reading →