Chardonnay sans oak
Savannah-Chanelle is one of the top Santa Cruz Mountain wineries, and their elegantly robust red wines usually end up on our table on a regular basis. I made a very happy discovery this past weekend as I ate plate after plate of local Dungeness crab (somebody's gotta...
True Grit
Painting in a dozen shades of sepia, the Coen brothers take us back into the last century when there was plenty of frontier still left in Arkansas and the law was still a gleam in Wyatt Earp's eye. Our first glimpse of Jeff Bridges as the "one-eyed fat man" Rooster...
Profit of Doon
Devotées of Randall Grahm's unquenchable and distinctive gabbiness will want to feast over the latest e-blast from the man who gave us Bonny Doon Vineyard and all of its delicious acts of terroir. Check this link to read more than you ever thought possible about the...
Bargain Wine for the New Year
I know I've over-used "the deal of the century" and other hyperbolic aphorisms, but I gotta tell you this luscious Bordeaux blend called Skyline, from Thomas Fogarty will take your breath away. I love this wine! Love it. A solid marriage of cabernets and merlot, with...
Chia Greenhouse
Chia Stimulus Program: Hoping to jumpstart the green hair thing, we popped our Chia Obama into a plastic "greenhouse" to bathe in a moist soup of chlorophyll and liberal vibes.
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.