Have you heard of Encruzado, a white wine from Portugal’s Dao wine region? I had not until a tasting with Pedro Castra Mendonca, CEO of the Dao Wine Board. In…
Is there a wine enthusiast who doesn’t love to discover something new– a new wine, a new varietal, or a new region? The answer is no, as a wine enthusiast…
Turn off Highway 29 and follow the road through the iron gates. Drive up the hill flanked on both sides by tall cypress trees and vineyards (just as in…
One of the things I miss most about travel is the chance encounters with strangers. Often it is just a temporary connection; perhaps a shared table at a crowded restaurant,…
Perhaps because I can not travel to Italy right now, (I was scheduled to travel to Venice in April) all things Italian feel very precious to me. I dream…