The mythical Hercules – seeking penitence for some very bad deeds – was tasked with 12 labors by King Eurystheus. Accomplishment of these tasks took our hero across the known world, passing...
On this episode of Jill & Phill’s Brilliant Wine Sketch, we manage to discuss today’s wine – Tinhof Neuberger – in between hovercrafts, ancient wine, and lots of laughs...
Thanksgiving is over, sadly, but we still have leftovers! Well, we still have leftover food. The wine is pretty much gone. Down the gullet, as they say. Great food and great wine, but how...
While this could be a blog about the Lake Michigan Shore AVA, it is not. Nor is it really about food, though food – and wine – figure prominently. One could say it is about Culture...
I can never, ever pass up a wine from a grape or country that is new to me. So, when I saw the 2009 Cave Caloz Cornalin Les Bernunes from Valais, Switzerland on the shelf at Philly’s 12th...
Those of you who know me well have undoubtedly heard me rave about the red wines I drank in 2002 while visiting Mexico City. Most of the wines produced there are from the Baja region, and resemble...
A visit to Italy certainly will entail an introduction to aperitivi: the post-work, pre-dinner cocktail hour that seems fairly mandatory. Drinks include beer, wine, and cocktails – especially...
Last night’s dinner was meant to be eaten with an Alsatian-style Pinot Gris. We were making a fish tagine with an Omani spice mix of coriander, cumin, cardamom, mace, black pepper, red...
Catawba and Tuna – it just sort of rolls off the tongue, no?
I had a hankering for a snack of tuna fillet in garlic and oil, and thought that this Catawba Rose from Indiana’s oldest...