A review of the Oxford Companion to Wine 4th edition11-01-2016
So 2015 saw two big firsts for me. I adopted my first dog (the new star of my personal Instagram as well as his own.) The second was that I bought my first copy of... more>
A book review of “Sherry: A Modern Guide”02-12-2015
This book has me conflicted and suffice to say, which is probably why it’s taken me so long to get around to reviewing it. But in brief, at no point did I really feel like... more>
Priorat kills it at Guia de Vins de Catalunya24-11-2015
Yesterday was the annual presentation of the Guia de Vins de Catalunya. It’s an annual guide that reviews between 1,500 wines within the region of Catalonia. Of course they’re also allowing wines from Catalonia Nord... more>
Drinking Sherry wines13-01-2015
Sherry is one of those drinks that is largely misunderstood as most people believe it to be a sweet drink when in reality, the majority of it is dry or more to the point, not... more>
La Guia de Vins de Catalunya 201526-11-2014
The annual presentation for the Guia de Vins de Catalunya happened this past Monday. This book is now in its 7th edition and strives to include as many of the wines of Catalonia as possible... more>
A taste of Salt & Old Vines18-09-2012
We came across this quite wonderful excerpt from a soon-to-be-written book titles, Salt & Old Vines at Unbound, a rather new website that uses a novel way to produce well, novels. …There are two types... more>
The Norton & Todd Kliman’s, “The Wild Vine”10-05-2012
In between enveloping my senses at the Zagreb Wine Gourmet Weekend and putting the finishing touches on our Empordà wine guide, I somehow managed to finish this book by Todd Kliman called, The Wild Vine.... more>
To turn tea in to wine05-12-2011
We came across this curious recipe in an old book from the 1950’s simply called, “How to make Wine”. It was sitting in the book shelf of 2 Sisters Bar & Books, which we covered... more>
Two Sisters Bar & Books opens13-10-2011
The San Francisco Hayes Valley neighborhood has just picked up a mighty cool new spot called Two Sisters Bar & Books. Basically, it’s a bar (wine, beer, cocktails, coffee, and tea), with books (for trading... more>