Florida’s Collier County has dropped its case against Seed to Table owner Alfie Oakes, who refused to implement a mask policy at his store.
An Alert for Warm Weather, Wine Loving Mavens.
Originally posted July 9, 2020. When I am not in France, I buy my French and Willamette Valley Pinot Noir and Rhone Valley Syrah from “The Wine Guy,” Mark Gambuzza. Mark is based on the tiny, semi-tropical island of Key West, just 90 miles from Cuba. Debbie and I have lived in Old Town Key […]
Meet Our Friend David Lebovitz
Originally posted April 3, 2015. Our friend and guide to Paris’ culinary wonders, David Lebovitz, will be appearing in the U.S. at multiple locations to sign his book My Paris Kitchen. David writes: I’m supposed to be locked away, with my nose to the grindstone. But I’ll be making a few appearances in various places […]
Jim Harrison on Wine
“The simple act of opening a bottle of wine brought more happiness to the human race than all the collective governments in the history of earth” — Jim Harrison French Wine: An Illustrated Miscellany by Bernard Pivot
My Favorite Investments Part II
Originally posted April 18, 2014. Outside of portfolio investments, my #1 concentration today is wine, specifically red Burgundy of Burgundy, France. Debbie and I will spend three weeks in France this fall, highlighted by four days of Burgundy research in Beaune and Gevrey-Chambertin. Three books I have concentrated on in recent years are The Great […]
The Best Wine in 50 Years
Originally posted January 26, 2018. Aubert de Villaine, of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) is sure that of his 50 years at the vineyard, the 2015 vintage is the best. He told Decanter.com that the 2015 is “the most remarkable of my career.” Debbie and I have visited Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, the first of many […]
France 2017: Smallest Wine Crop in Fifty Years
Originally posted February 16, 2018. The most disastrous French wine crop since Phylloxera means much higher prices for consumers. Andrew Jefford explains at Decanter.com that 2017’s crop will be the smallest in over 50 years. He writes: Apologies for the phrasing, but 2017 must be regarded as one of the most disaster-strewn years the wine […]
Best Wines in France
Thanks to L’Hôtel de Beaune in Burgundy. Originally posted November 7, 2017.
Small, Family Owned Restaurants Mean so Much
Hans Fiene explains the real value of America’s family-owned restaurants in The Federalist, writing (abridged): After the Wuhan coronavirus killed any hope of a standard birthday party a few weeks ago, my wife tried to comfort our soon-to-be 11-year-old son by reminding him that he could pick anything in the world for his birthday dessert […]
Season’s Greetings from Bartlett, NH
Season’s greetings from our cabin in Bartlett, NH. Originally posted on Your Survival Guy.
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