Don’t let the straw hat and overalls fool you.  This man is wise in the ways of the grape, and makes a mean pinot noir.

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SvBlanc from Chablis? Sparkling Riesling? An Alsatian kitchen-sink concoction? Definitely.

What we’re drinking this spring as we gradually come around from our unusually harsh winter.  Dust off the grill, make the kids put down the game controllers and embrace all that is spring.  These wines will help with that feeling.

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I’m pretty sure that cubist galaxy below us was Riyadh.

We left Dubai, Allah’s blind spot, about an hour ago, heading west and climbing.  I just assumed we were heading to Riyadh.  The two immense, hairy sides of Saudi beef seated across from me aren’t saying anything other than that they want me to drink this [...]