Thanksgiving is the great American gastronomic holiday. Halloween is for foolishness, costumes, and candy. Christmas is for worship, family, and unseemly lust for gaudily wrapped material goods (somewhat antithetical to the Christian origin of the holiday). Continue reading “Thanksgiving pinot noir 11-20-2024”
Category: Seasonal Recommendations
Halloween and wine 10-23-2024
Halloween is next week, but if you are giving wine advice it’s best to give your audience some time to act on it. Continue reading “Halloween and wine 10-23-2024”
Wine and the Fourth 7-3-2024
We celebrate the 248th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence tomorrow. There may be fireworks and parades, but most of us will simply honor the Fourth with family and friends. And barbecue, or at least outdoor time. Continue reading “Wine and the Fourth 7-3-2024”
Valentine’s Day 2-7-2023
Valentine’s Day, the inspired capitalist fabrication of greeting card makers, florists, and chocolatiers, happens next Wednesday. Here are some notions about wine to titillate your cherished someone. Continue reading “Valentine’s Day 2-7-2023”
New Year’s bubbly 12-27-2023
While sparkling wine deserves to be enjoyed year-round, New Year’s Eve and special celebrations are when most people experience it. Suggestions on New Year strategies: Continue reading “New Year’s bubbly 12-27-2023”
Wine for Christmas 12-20-2023
If you are reading this column, there is a good chance wine will be part of your Christmas/holiday celebration. Observations: Continue reading “Wine for Christmas 12-20-2023”
Christmas gifts 12-13-2023
So, you want to give a wine-related gift for Christmas. Some recommendations. Continue reading “Christmas gifts 12-13-2023”
Thanksgiving strategies 11-15-2023
Thanksgiving is the greatest of all the food-centered holidays. July Fourth is hot dogs and beer. Christmas is sugar highs and multitudinous distractions. New Years is about regrets in the cold, harsh light of the next morning. Continue reading “Thanksgiving strategies 11-15-2023”
Pio Cesare Barolo Pio DOCG 2018
Medium garnet color; black cherry, raspberry, plum, eucalyptus, coffee, leather, forest floor, oak, spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Pio Cesare Barolo Pio DOCG 2018”
Labor Day 8-30-2023
Next Monday brings us to the annual bittersweet pivot from the adventures and tribulations of summer to the prayed-for succor of autumn. Labor Day. Continue reading “Labor Day 8-30-2023”