December 2011 – THE GRAPE BELT

Resolved: More Good, Less Bad

No matter how you feel about New Year’s resolutions, taking stock of the past and looking to the future is always a beneficial exercise, regardless of the pain brought on by insight or the regrets over opportunities lost. I tend not to regret much. I can’t change the past, but I can make an effort to […]

Geek Of The Week — Tannat

In conversations with friends and family about what wines they plan to serve with holiday meals in the next few weeks, all the usual suspects show up: Cabernet Sauvignon, Bordeaux, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, a pile of vague Chardonnay, and the occasional Riesling. I was surprised that a few folks broke ranks with the possibility of Amarone, Brunello […]

Only William Shatner Would Understand

I expected Rod Serling to crane his neck around the first-class curtain and launch into one of his Twilight Zone epilogues. The flight had been that bad. Remember the episode in which a youthful Bill Shatner loses his mind on an airplane when he sees a gremlin on the wing but nobody else does? Alone […]