Mostly wine related, perhaps a review of one or more wines, or a wine tasting. Sometimes other beverages as well – spirits, or even non-alcohol drinks, if you can believe that!
I wouldn’t normally post something that’s simply advertising, but the owners of Terroir wine shop here in town are good friends, and I think what they’re offering for the holiday season will be of interest to both expats and visitors from the U.S., especially given how expensive it is to ship anything of size or… Read More Wine… Big Deal…
“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink I feel shame. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams . If I didn’t drink this wine, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then… Read More For My Wine Geek Friends
“At the peremptory request and desire of a large majority of the citizens of these United States, I, Joshua Norton, formerly of Algoa Bay, Cape of Good Hope, and now for the last 9 years and 10 months past of S. F., Cal., declare and proclaim myself Emperor of these U. S.; and in virtue… Read More The Empire of Cal-Mex Cooking
“If there is anywhere a place that encompasses the perfect match of climate, soil, costs, human resources, and, above all, freedom for creativity and minimal bureaucracy to hinder the genuine development of a new and exceptional viticulture, that place is undoubtedly Argentina…Argentina’s potential for wine making is amazing and the diversity of its future prospects… Read More Pretty Flowers?
“On the day we mark the Sivas Congress’ 90th anniversary, we feel proud as a nation of both the work so far, and the continuing work to make our country progress in unity. The fact that all segments of our society act in line with a sense of maintaining our unity and state makes us… Read More Shaping Things Up
“If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.” – Herodotus, Greek Historian Buenos Aires – Sometimes I simply find historical timelines of events to be amusing – I mean, who kept track that the Greco-Persian… Read More A Mere 2,400 Years On…
H. H. Hughson: “The pastries are light as air.” John Robie: “Germaine has very sensitive hands and an exceedingly light touch. She strangled a German general – without a sound.” – from To Catch a Thief Buenos Aires – In preparation for this last weekend’s French south coast dinner I fired up my DVD of… Read More To the South of France
“There are many ways to look at la cocina Española; it can be defined by its ingredients, its techniques, its history, or its regionalism. To really understand this rich and diverse cusiine, one should look at all of these elements, because they overlap. Their roles are equally important in understanding traditional Spanish cooking as they… Read More Coasting in Spanish