Sprezzatura! An Italian word, coined by Baldassare Castiglione in the 16th Century to describe the attitude and style the ideal attendant to the court should
Category: Wine Reviews
Wine Review: Cristia Côtes du Rhône Villages Rasteau 2009
You’ll learn a lot when you ponder the marginal or negligible, the little things in which great things are often buried. So it is with
Wine Review: Gutzler 2008 Blanc de Noir (White Pinot Noir)
A white Pinot Noir? A red wine posing as a white wine. And from Germany no less, which is not prime pinot country. Poseurs are
Waterstone Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Napa Valley
The playwright Tom Stoppard is credited with saying that “Age is a very high price to pay for maturity”. Most of us who have attained
Budget Wines : Three Chardonnays
The quest for good cheap wine is one of life’s necessities, so we can afford the high quality stuff. Cycles Gladiator Chardonnay California 2010 $8-$12
Ceretto Blange’ (Arneis) Langhe 2010
Short, bald, wan, unsophisticated—all handicaps in the games of attraction that perpetuate culture. But these traits can be overcome by some fire in the
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 