A Guest Blog by nom de plume ‘1818′ (Editor’s note: 1818 and his lovely wife are wine lovers extraordinaires. They have participated on numerous Wine Lovers Tours and will be…
Read More
The Balearic Islands lie off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean; there are several islands, but the 3 most well known are Menorca, Ibiza and Mallorca. I had the…
As most wine lovers are aware, the Wine Spectator annually selects their top 100 wines of the year. They start with thousands of entries ( 2017 had 17,000 possible winners)…
José Ignacio Domecq Gonzalez was known for his sherry…and his nose. He could trust his nose to select extraordinary sherries from great sherries and he used that unique ability to…
One of the joys of our wine tours is that I bring back 12 bottles of wine to share with a small group of fellow wine lovers. I’ve blogged before…
I unfortunately was not invited to this remarkable tasting so I am replying on the comments of one of the lucky participants. He just happens to be Stephen Spurrier, one…
Who needs fancy-dancy appetizers? Your friends or co-workers are coming by so think simple, and have lots more fun by serving them tapas. That’s the Spanish approach to entertaining and…
Updated July 26, 2017 The New York Times recently published its recommended list of the top 52 travel destinations. I am happy to note that we’ve visited 14 of the…
I have an infatuation with figs. I miss them dearly when the season is past, which is merely 2 months of the year: August and September. Here in New Haven…
Having spent time in the Basque region made me realize how much the Basque love their cod- and hake. I learned about cuts of those fish that I didn’t know…
No SPAM! Your information will not be shared or sold to third parties. You may unsubscribe any time.