All things wine…especially Napa Valley Fine Wines
Memories of a sister… I thought it odd which memories first ricocheted through my mind when I got the call yesterday telling me my eldest sister, Karen Veronica, had passed away. Then I realized how lovely it was that each brought a smile to my face. I remember she and my middle sister used to […]
Back in 1984, Jennifer Rush first sang The Power of Love, the now well known and often covered rock-ballad. A smash hit across all of Europe it gained little traction in the States not even making it into the Top 50 here. This, in spite of her singing it on both The Tonight Show Starring […]
Do you have any wine traditions? I’d love to know what they are! Our family does – and there are two we follow religiously! The first tradition is when anyone gives the first toast at a table. Everyone, young and old alike, must tap each person’s glass at the table. It’s for good luck. Gets […]
The other day a friend asked “Scott, why do you love red wines?” He cringed when I replied “The reason begins in 1878. 1878 was the year Nazzareno Brunetti was born in the small town of Fossato di Vico, Italy. In 1901 he emigrated from Italy to join a cousin on the Iron Range of […]