Twas the maiden voyage this weekend of the newly acquired yacht, “Rope Yarn” and Captain Chris was gracious enough to take a party out into the Atlantic for a relaxing day of swimming and pleasure boating.  Since we were planning…

I’ve written many times about the quality of the 2006 vintage in Tuscany, especially regarding Brunello.  I’ve also leveled the dictum that you can typically trust “producer over vintage” as a general rule when vintages are weaker.  Conversely, if the…

Montefalco is a gorgeous hilltop town in Umbria, not unlike many of it’s counterparts in Tuscany.  Sitting atop one of those many hills is the Sagrantino DOCG zone, which produces grapes that create one of the darkest wines in the…

  ~ The Haywood Estate ~ Many years ago, a good friend of mine introduced me to a wonderful pairing that I still enjoy today:  Cambozola cheese, and Haywood’s “Los Chamizal – Rocky Terrace” Zinfandel.  Cambozola is pretty easy to find now – in fact, there’s a…