As is our tradition, we left a good bottle of wine on the mantle for Santa just in case with all of his work he had done that night, he may have needed a bit of fortification. Usually it is not taken, or even opened but this year the bottle was gone so we assume that...

We hope that all of our readers had a healthy, safe and happy New Year and that they enjoy good health and good fortune in the upcoming year. The 2012 vintage, which will begin to show up in restaurants an dealer's shelves shortly should be a banner one, considering...

It's hard to imagine that in our modern, highly scientific, internet driven society that we, as were our cro magnon ancestors are still at the whims and fancies of a very fickle Mother Nature. This can be proven by the miserable weather conditions that she inflicted...

Posh; Now there's a word that has lost a great deal of meaning in our modern electrified world. We are not referring to the song sung by Lionel Jeffries in the classic movie Chitty Chity Bang Bang, but rather the word that indicates the ultimate in opulence. There is...

We are surrounded by catchwords, slogans and phrases of all sorts and types. They shout at us from billboards, radio, television, mailings and if we are not mistaken there are even some ads on stained glass windows. The wine industry is no different and the current...

There are many memorable people who have walked across the pages of history that have left an indelible mark. As long as man exists these people will never be forgotten. Aristotle, Socrates Julius Caesar, Galileo, Einstein, Napoleon, Henry Ford and so many many more....