Thanks for the feedback on the Thanksgiving video. I’ll keep my day job for now. This is a follow-up article to focus on the wines I’ve mentioned in the video. Some are very reasonable and easy to find like the Chateau St. Jean Chardonnay ($21 @ Costco!) or Le Cigar Volant. Others, like the DuMOL …
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African American Vintners Winetasting @ Copia
This Saturday, June 14th, is the 5th annual African American Vintners Winetasting sponsored by the Association of African American Vintners. It’s a unique opportunity to meet and try excellent wines from people of color. The event is held at Copia in Napa. It will start at noon with a panel discussion. Wine tasting begins at 1:30pm. Tickets …
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Tax Relief 2008
There are two days I will never work…the MLK Holiday and the Friday after Aprl 15th. I will not work on the MLK Holiday for obvious reasons. I will not work the Friday after April 15th because I need tax relief. On April 15th, I always pay and I pay big. I don’t mind paying taxes, …
Wine from Maui, how bad could it be? …let me count the ways.
I recently returned from a long overdue vacation in Maui. It was my 5th trip to Hawaii and my third time in Maui. Sand-and-sun are not my thing, but overall it was a great family vacation. On most of my travels, I bring a few bottles of wine. On this trip I bought two bottles …
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a quick note…
I had a dinner meeting with the folks involved with this website, Mack, Anani, and Michaelangelo. We discussed multiple issues in regard to the direction of the site…but more on that later. A reader, Jonathan Branch, sent me a bottle of his Branch Cellars, Animae, 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon. It was well received by the fellas. …