For me, the biggest challenge in fully appreciating tasting menus is the pace, even in dining rooms where the wait staff and kitchen are sensitive
Category: Travel
Walla Walla Continues the Love Affair
One reason I find wine fascinating is that wine lovers form a genuine aesthetic community organized around a shared interest in appreciating the aesthetic qualities
Valpolicella: Where Winemaking is King Even When Negligent
With all the attention paid to terroir and vineyard expression we tend to forget that the hand of the winemaker makes a difference. It’s hard
O, Canada
We have spent the past month in British Columbia, two weeks in Vancouver and two weeks in the Okanagan Valley. Sunday we head back to
A Brief Tour of Piemonte’s Cuisine
Piemonte produces one of the most distinctive wines in the world. No other varietal tastes quite like Nebbiolo especially when grown in the soils of
Piemonte Wine Country: Vineyards Everywhere, Powerful Wines, Fewer Crowds
As we left Cinque Terre behind, heading toward Piemonte on our month-long visit to Northern Italy, we were feeling really rotten having picked up a
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 