We started talking about it over a year ago. At first, it was just talk. You know — big ideas but always with obstacles. People's schedules, availability of key items, location...
Trying to pick up the pace on the Digital Tavern, but I've been focusing on a rather large project that I'll fill you in on sometime in January. Patience and focus. Two of what have become...
I wonder what Porto would be if it were not for the simple twist of fate caused by a trade disagreement between the French and United Kingdom in the 1500's? Perhaps just another non descript...
It's Tuesday night. At home I sit alone. A simple chicken dinner with vegetables and a dinner salad. The dilemma floors me when I open the door to my wine cellar. Wine cellar. Hah. I like that...
I haven’t blogged about wine in a helluva long time. And tonight as I work on a client project, catching up on blogs and relaxing before catching a dose of Olympics I think it’s important...
China. You gotta love this place. The people so industrious yet get out into the countryside and you can see the classic images that have graced the pages of National Geographic and the airwaves of...
Thanks to Pete who pointed me to today's New York Times article (free registration required) announcing that wine glass innovator Josef Riedel died last week of a heart attack in Italy. If...
In 1903 Renoir moved to the south of France with the hopes of alleviating his rheumatoid arthritis. Sixteen years later he died. I carried a single bottle of wine to France. A 1997 Joseph Phelps...
So in case you haven't been following The Mollusk, you might have missed the Vin Table Francaîs (French Wine) he sent me to commemorate my safe return from my recent trip to France. Or...
Saint-Tropez >We set out for the western part of the Riviera. I've always wanted to see St. Tropez famous to me not only because of Bridget Bardot in And God Created Woman, but for a song on...
Happy Birthday Mom. And thank god we can celebrate the 70th anniversary of the repeal of the 18th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. You know. The one that in 1919 made sales and distribution of...
We arrived after hanging with the Ciacci family. It was dark in Siena. The main Piazza empty. But the signature clock tower loomed high and proud above. The next day, the skies starting welling up...
That last thing you really want to read about is the food and wine Tim and I experienced in Tuscany. But perhaps you’d want a hot tip? You know, for your upcoming trip to Italy? There’s...
Altesino has been a familiar name in Brunello di Montalcino since the early 70’s. Their Brunello designated Montosoli Vineyard is consistently highly related, delicious, hard to get and...
For me, the true benefits of traveling transcend the history, geography, scenic beauty, the sense of freedom of being “away” and the comeraderie shared with those traveling. Instead...
He’s a sturdy and tall man with large hands. Tufts of grey hair flapped in the wind as he talked to us about his vineyards and the improvements and expansion he’s made in the last two...
It’s about the wine. And it’s about the food. Welcome to Tuscany. For most people when they think of Italy and wine, images of Chianti wrapped in wicker bottles perhaps come to mind. Or...
Been trying to tie all loose ends and catch up on work, phone calls, email and blogging. But it’s no use. I’m still behind. If you’ve called, sent an email or otherwise...
Many regular visitors to the Tavern have asked for more wine notes. And I’ve got to agree. It’s not that I haven’t been embibing in and falling prey to the sensual seduction of the...
I know you're wondering. What's Allan writing about now? Thinkers and marketers. You probably can get your head around that. But Red Wine? Sure, the cat's been out of the bag that...
I stumbled upon this article about farmers trying to stimulate Oklahoma tourism and to leverage its farming heritage. But wine? That's going to be a hard sell. […] compared the forming of...