Dinner on Mount Etna in Sicily
Overview. It’s been awhile since I posted, but I have been busy with editing and some travel. Today I post this piece, and another can
Mount Etna Wine Tasting Notes
Below are tasting notes for 113 wines produced on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy. These include sparkling, white, red and rosé wines.
Spanish Dinner in Besalú in Catalonia, Spain
Overview. I recently drove two hours south into Spain for an overnight trip. I first visited the Terra Remota winery, then had dinner in a
Summer Tapas At The Virgin Vine Hideout
Recent Posts. My recent Forbes posts include the following: Wines From Four Italian Regions To Sample This Summer (with companion Vino Voices piece with more
Summer Italian Wines From Veneto, Abruzzo, Piedmont & Emilia-Romagna
Summer Italian Wines From Veneto, Abruzzo, Piedmont & Emilia-Romagna The wines below complement and expand on those written in my recent Forbes article titled Wines
Azerbaijan & Sardinian Feasting
Recent. Recent Forbes articles I’ve written include the following: Sardinian Wines – Sculpted By Wind, Salt, Soil And Scrub Feast On Wine, Food And Tranquility
Azerbaijan Wine Tasting Notes
This is a companion article to the Forbes articled titled Azerbaijan Angles To Distinguish Its Wines. The following tasting notes complement the notes in the
Tasting Timorasso In Piemonte, Italy
The following wine tasting notes for 66 Timorasso white wines from the Piedmont region of Italy complements my Forbes article titled This Italian Grape That
Tastings in Châteauneuf-du-Pape & Gigondas
News about Books, Videos and Social Media. My paperback book Vino Voices – Wine, Work, Life is still on sale (despite my not having marketed
Seafood On Italy’s Sorrento Peninsula
General. This post highlights meals eaten during a recent visit to the region around Naples in the Campania Region of Italy. More information on that
Dining At The French Senate
Introduction. Recent Forbes articles cover the Wine Paris 2025 event, selected wines tasted during that event and more tastings from the 2022 vintage. Wine Paris
Three Southern French Dinners With Minervois Wines
Part 1. Recent Writings & Videos. Here are three Forbes articles about selections of French and Italian wines, and an intimate but professional annual wine
Northern & Southern Hemisphere Tastings …
2025 has kicked in. A New Year. So what is a ‘new year?’ Basically it’s the solstice—a celebration that days stop shortening and the amount
In The Land Of Syrah, Condrieu & Roman Mosaics
After enjoying a splendid Thanksgiving dinner with neighbors in southern France in November, I drove to the Northern Rhone Valley to sample wines and food.
Alta Langa Sparkling Wines From Piedmont, Italy
1. Forbes Articles. This piece matches an article I just published in Forbes titled How An Insult Created A Sparkling Wine Appellation In Piedmont, Italy.
Life In A New Geography & Saturday Lunch
1. Moving. I spent about eight years living in a town outside of Bordeaux city in southwest France. It was a good life. Yet I
Autumn Meals In Bordeaux
Writings. My latest two Forbes pieces are here: Autumn Wines To Try From Five Regions Of Italy This Vintage Pre-1987 Bicycle Ride Is Pure Tuscany
Uncorking Bordeaux Vintage 2022
Below are companion wine tasting notes to two Forbes articles I just published regarding the 2022 Bordeaux wine vintage. These wines have been bottled and
America’s Cup And Bar Brutal Barcelona
Recent Writings. My recent Forbes articles cover both a 176 kilometer (109 mile) trail run around Mont Blanc in France, an interview with the CEO
Bergerac Wandering
1. Overview I recently spent a weekend in Bordeaux and nearby Bergerac catching up with friends and winemakers. Bergerac, in the administrative ‘department’ of Dordogne,
Summer Garden Party In Burgundy
1. Overview In late June I was invited to a summer garden party in Beaune, Burgundy, by the owners of 67 Pall Mall private members
Primi, Secondi & Vini On Italy’s Lake Garda
1. Overview. Lake Garda in northern Italy is the country’s largest lake, a glacial carved beautiful locale popular for visitors, water sports, food and wine.
Moon And Stars Minervois & Alsace Escape
Overview. This post includes two events—a dinner in Minervois, and a visit to Alsace to see friends and a mountain trail run, as well as
Plunging into Bordeaux Vintage 2023
The following five just published and related Forbes articles highlight wine vintage 2023—based on tasting over 200 Bordeaux wines. The wine tasting notes that follow
Rhone Valley Wines From Rasteau
1. Rhone Valley Rasteau Wines Tastings & Value. Below are faces of winemakers from a recent visit to the Rasteau wine region of the Rhone
Dinners & Wines in the U.S. Virgin Islands & A French Discovery
OVERVIEW. I was born on the island of Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands. The last time I was there was when I was seven
Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges Burgundy Wine Auction
Last week I attended the Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges wine auction in Burgundy in France within Château du Clos de Vougeot. Some related Forbes articles are
Parisian Wining & Dining
Wine Paris / VinExpo is a trade fair jam packed with winemakers from throughout the world. It’s also a venue for catching up. Starting the
Wineless Days & Winter Tastings
FIRST – My latest Forbes pieces are here, including one on a local truffle market in southern France. SECOND – For the third time in
Entering 2024
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!! FIRST – Recent Forbes articles I’ve published include: Why Wine Writing Is Tricky The Diverse World Of Ballpoint Art Colorado Wines
A Four Colored Menu For Writers
First, my recent Forbes articles are titled Why Wine Writing Is Tricky, and Cape Town, Puglia, Provence and Bordeaux Wines to Taste This Fall. Now,
Sizzling Good Sicilian Wine & Food
Here are images and notes from a recent trip to western Sicily. Tasting notes and more photos are at my Forbes piece titled Shifting Wine
Wine & Plates Near The Pyrenees
INTRODUCTION. Check out my lastest Forbes posts, which include: Wine Is The Secret Of This Year’s Tuscany Street Food Winners Her French Wine Bar is
Minervois & Saint Chinian Wines And Food
INTRODUCTION. An introduction to the Minervois and Saint-Chinian wine regions of southern France, and notes on tasting several wines, is included in this Forbes article
Greek Wine & Food In Singapore
While returning, recently, from the Solomon Islands to France, the flight from Port Moresby in New Guinea was delayed, causing me to miss my connecting
Wine and Food In The ‘Hapi’ Solomon Islands
OVERVIEW. It has been two months since I arrived in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific to direct an infrastructure project. The Solomons gained
Penfolds Shiraz & Vanuatu Grass Fed Beef
Penfolds Shiraz & Vanuatu Grass Fed Beef First, check out my latest Forbes articles on five restaurants in southwest France and reviews of 124 wines
Exploring Tuscany & Umbria
Happy Holidays and Entry into 2023! Check out my latest Forbes pieces here. OVERVIEW. This year I made several brief trips to Italy—most recently for
Paris Dinner With An Artist & Wine Merchant
Check out my latest Forbes articles here including—the 1855 classification of Burgundy soils, exploring Malaga city in Spain like a local, international sommeliers exploring Bordeaux,
Tuscany – Food & Wine Fantasyland
The background for this post is included in a three part Forbes series I wrote about exploring Tuscany’s wine country in a Fiat 500 (‘cinquecento’)
Highland Wines Of Italy’s Val d’Aosta
OVERVIEW – We begin with Artificial Intelligence. I plugged the name of this blog post into the Wombo Dreams app—which generates unique, artificial intelligence created
Dishes Below The Dolomites
OVERVIEW. To learn more about the successful, quality driven wine cooperatives of Cantina Terlan and Cantina Andriano in the far northern Alto Adige region of
Six Wine Meals In Sardinia
OVERVIEW. Check out my two Forbes posts on Sardinia here and here. We’ll start off in the northeast along the Emerald Coast (Costa Smeralda), move
Emilia-Romagna Food-Wine Concoctions
OVERVIEW. Emilia-Romagna is one of Italy’s 20 regions, and is known for ‘fast cars and slow food,’ as well as some great wines. Check out
Rome By Night
INTRODUCTION. Welcome! First of all—check out my latest Forbes articles here. I will publish one in early July about Emiglia-Romagna wines of Italy, including tasting
Lunch With Burgundy’s Brotherhood Of Knights Of Wine
INTRODUCTION. I have now published over 700 free articles. The links in three indexes below lead to all of them. The first blog post—Vino Expressions
Three French Towns & Three Rich Menus
Check out my latest Forbes pieces here. They cover 110+ Bordeaux wine notes from 2019, as well as the mountain wine region of Irouleguy. OVERVIEW.
Truffle Lunch With Winemakers In Perigord
OVERVIEW. In 2017 Michel Puzio purchased Château le Valladoux in the Perigord region of southern France. He soon began producing wine under the label Domaine
Ocean Of Flavors In Spain’s San Sebastian
OVERVIEW. San Sebastian (known as Donostia in the Basque language) is located in northern Spain, on the Atlantic Ocean Bay of Biscay. Because it is
Belgian Lunch With 12 Legendary Winemakers And Master Violin Makers
OVERVIEW. In November, a dozen member of Premium Familiae Vini—robust and renowned producers of European based wines—presented an award to the family company Maison Bernard
Indian Food Paired with French and South African Wines
OVERVIEW. I recently drove to Bordeaux and stayed at a wonderfully spacious hotel with an inner courtyard and never expected that the day and evening
2020 Bordeaux Vintage—En Primeurs Tastings
This is a special edition post—in which I include tasting notes for hundreds of wines from Bordeaux’s 2020 vintage. This post expands on information placed
En Primeurs Amalgamation
UPDATES. Spring is in full gear, although there is still not too much in the way of travel. We are expecting that restaurants may be
A Hyped Up Picnic Season In France
UPDATES. The brutal frost that hit France last April 6th and 7th (more to the north, in Burgundy, than to the south in Bordeaux) hit
Oysters, Cremant, Veal Stew & Barolo
UPDATES. Laetitia Ouspointour of LO Wine interviewed me about our own Etalon Rouge wine recently on Instagram. Also, last Friday, I did a tasting of
France Meets Italy & South Africa
UPDATES. I’ve added a new category to this site—’Winds of Wine—News about Vintages, Travel and Lifestyle.’ Frequently I receive updates from others and cannot write
Flemish Stew & German Pinot Noir
UPDATES. Yesterday I published three Forbes articles with reviews of 83 Bordeaux vintage 2018 wines (69 reds and 14 whites), and included recommended food pairings.
Salsa & Saint-Emilion Wine To End Detox
UPDATES. After a ‘dry January,’ I’ll be tasting and writing about many wines (and wine regions and food pairings) in the coming weeks. I’ll also
Russian Dumplings & Burgundy Wines
UPDATES. Below is a newly released Vino Voices video! Thanks to STA Marchand productions. Most footage was shot last summer, during celebrations after the first
Busiate Pasta & Ferrari Sparkling Wine
UPDATES. Because January will be a month of reduced wine intake and increased morning runs in the dark and freezing weather (always invigorating!), the next
Salmon, Shrimp, Pinot, Beer & Bubbles
UPDATES. Below is the latest Instagram Livefeed wine tasting. This time it included Bordeaux wines from Château de Côts located in the Côtes de Bourg
