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Nov 20, 20202 min read
Wine X Art
In August, this column wrote about the earlier visit to a Sonoma winery producing excellent Pinot Noirs while at the same time putting on...
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Oct 22, 20203 min read
Halloween is around the corner!!!
Not sure if you know that the origin of Halloween dates back some 2000 years ago as a tradition of the Celtics who lived in areas of...
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Oct 7, 20202 min read
Meeting a Legend...
We wrote about finding some old pictures last time and just one more episode before we retreat from the subject. That’s about yours truly...
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Sep 20, 20203 min read
Every Picture Recalls Something
Have you ever had a faint memory of something and badly want to find ways of recollection? That could be places you visited, people you...
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Aug 19, 20203 min read
Visiting a Winery…and More
Many golfers yearn for the opportunities to play at courses around the World, in particular the really legendary ones such as the St....
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Jul 28, 20202 min read
Burgundy…why not?
Our subscribers might have noticed we do not list many Burgundy wines in our inventory. That has nothing to do with the preferences of...
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Jul 1, 20203 min read
Waiting for Thirty Years…
What happened in 1990 and the thirty years since then? Five US presidents, six UK prime ministers and fifteen Japanese prime ministers...
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Jun 6, 20201 min read
Is wine still important?
First of all, our apology to bombard you with another newsletter within a week but we are not to sell you anything this time. The...
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Jun 4, 20202 min read
When you don't want to drink too much...
The pandemic in the last few months has made it difficult to go out with friends, resulting in many of us retreating to dine much more at...
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May 23, 20202 min read
In Memory of Denis Durantou
Denis Durantou, the highly respected owner of Chateau L’Englise Clinet (Pomerol), passed away last week at the age of 62 after a long...
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