Holiday Party Planning 101
Decorating and Selecting the Right Wine for our Christmas Party Sonja is the thrifty one, the budget-conscious one, the Dave Ramsay disciple. Mark is the one who believes that the […]
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Alfalfa Farm Review
Not far north of Boston, maybe a half hour drive from Logan Airport in light traffic, sit two immense silos on one of the oldest farms in Massachusetts. Sprawled between the […]
Nissen Winery Review
Just outside of Hartington in Nebraska’s upper east corner, along Scenic Byway 12, better known as “The Outlaw Trail,” a somewhat grandiose new tasting room sits atop a hill, overlooking a […]
Cuthills Vineyards Review
Ed Swanson, the founder and owner of Cuthills Vineyards located in Pierce, Nebraska, has easily forgotten more about viticulture than the majority of people will ever know. Ed is a pioneer; […]
Mill River Winery Review
Rowley, Massachusetts, is home to a charming town square and market area untouched by time for hundreds of years, wharfs dotted with excellent seafood restaurants where diners can take in […]
The Television Sommelier (Part Three)
Okay, we admit it: We dropped the ball yesterday. It was a long day of work and when Mark finally got home, we headed straight for dinner, wine, and The […]
The Television Sommelier (Part Two)
The second installment of our fall television premier (we’re dealing with the rapid retreat of summer by pairing wonderful wines with our favorite television shows as they come back on […]
Nashoba Valley Winery Review
As we entered the doors of Nashoba Valley Winery, we weren’t quite sure what to expect. Our first visit to a winery on the east coast, let alone in Massachusetts, […]
The Television Sommelier (part one)
Though it marks the end of summer, the falling of leaves and the ever-earlier retirement of the sun that declare the annual transition into autumn do not come without rewards. […]
Around the world in eighty sips — Bella, Uganda’s “Golden Wine”
I recently met a woman in an airport, a missionary from Georgia who had raised money for the distribution of Bibles in Uganda, that told me she was on her […]
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