Wines of Southern Oregon
Southern Oregon is under-the radar, sandwiched between the long-established California regions to the south and the more recently prominent Willamette Valley to the north. My crystal ball is as cloudy […]
Sonoma Pilgrimage
A quick stop in Sonoma before heading to Southern Oregon was part pilgrimage and part voyage of discovery. The pilgrimage was to the place that launched the food revolution on […]
The New Sammy’s Cowboy Bistro: Mom and Pop Excellence
We’re camped in Southern Oregon tasting wine but today the story is about food. A few minutes north of Ashland on a quiet, semi-rural highway sparsely populated with lower middle […]
Time to Lose the Pre-Conceptions About Emerging U.S. Wine Regions
This article speaks to the difficulties East coast wine regions have in getting wine consumers to take them seriously. “The hardest thing for East Coast wineries is the general attitude toward […]
Napa Under the Radar
Napa is known as the “Disneyland” of wine, where opulent tasting rooms in modern architectural marvels await busloads of tourists intent on swilling overpriced juice standing three deep at the […]
Chile Obsession? Go to New Mexico
I must confess, I love Mexican food, even the cheap stuff, because there is nothing finer than rich, earthy, red chile sauce. And so, for me, traveling to New Mexico […]
Wine in the Land of Enchantment
Pockets of brilliance and lots of mediocrity sums up my assessment of New Mexico wines. It will probably come as a surprise to learn that New Mexico is the oldest […]
Cool Climate Class: The Wine and Food of the Finger Lakes
A Raft of Riesling Cool climate wine regions are always interesting. Because they cannot rely on consistent sun and warmth to sufficiently ripen grapes, every vintage is different, theories abound […]
The Taste of the Finger Lakes: Cornell Chicken with Salt Potatoes
One of the paradoxes of seeking out traditional regional foods is that restaurants often don’t serve them. If a dish has been around a long time and it’s prepared often […]
Cuisine de Garbage
This weekend we took a break from wine tasting and visited sites near the Finger Lakes. Niagara Falls was of course stunning and powerful. I also paid a visit to […]
Roving Decanter 