We decided to visit our good friend and wine guide, Mauricio Rodrigues Masserano of Chilean Wine Lovers and the Colchagua Vista Wine Lodge in Chile. We always have a great time with Mauricio and this trip was no exception. We visited a few of our favorite places such as Casa Silva (to feed sugar to the Polo ponies) and Montes, but this time Mauricio said he had discovered the Santa Ana sub-region,…
Several years ago, while living and working in Germany, friends invited me to visit Paris with them over a weekend. They had been; I had not. On the drive over from Wiesbaden we talked about many things. Somehow the best pecan pie came up in conversation. For me it was on a Delta airlines flight out of Atlanta. The secret was bourbon. Anyway, Gwen suggested I needed a new challenge. Bill, who…
A friend told us about a restaurant in the lower level of the Balmoral Hotel on Prince’s Street in the new old part of Edinburgh. We found it interesting that parts of Edinburgh, as a city, can be traced back to around 1100. About the time William the Conqueror came across the English Channel (1088). We stayed in the Old City on the Royal Mile, which runs between Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood,…
As a curious connoisseur, I periodically stop off and browse different wine shops, just to see what is new and different. We do the same thing when we travel, usually seeking out a local wine to accompany our meals. Recently, I stopped off at Off the Vine, in Grapevine and talked to Holly, the owner. She mentioned they recently had a wine tasting of South American wines. As she ran through the…
Everyone’s tastes change over time. Whether it is in clothes, movies, friends, or favorite activities. Your tastes also change in food and beverages. You go to a new restaurant and just love a dish they have. You go out with friends and they introduce you to a new beer or wine or mixed drink. That becomes your go-to beverage… for a while. The problem is there is just so many different beverages…