A Toast to Your Health

A Toast to Your Health A sober look into the anti-alcohol headlines of late… For those of you who observed ‘Dry January,’ welcome back! Given that you’re reading this column, my might be thinking that I would never abstain, and you’re right. Ironically, however, I didn’t intentionally intend to participate this year, given that it’s … Read more

Message in a Bottle

Message in a Bottle What’s the perfect gift bottle to give this season? I can only make suggestions… It’s that time of year, again, holiday gift-giving season, that is. For me, it never fails that year in and year out, I get a lot of requests for suggestions for the ‘perfect bottle,’ followed by qualifiers, … Read more

Time to Revisit Chianti Classico

Time to Revisit Chianti Classico If it’s been a while since you’ve tasted Chianti Classico, now couldn’t be abetter time. For people of a certain age (ahem), the term Chianti is synonymous pleasant, light- to medium-bodied red wines that are perfectly delicious, but perhaps not very serious. Worse is the connection between Chianti and the … Read more