Canadian Wine for Our American Holidays

Canadian Wine for Our American Holidays
Every year for the past 16 years, Julie and I have hosted a “Sunday Before Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Dinner.” Billed as a pre-Thanksgiving event for our friends who have become our extended family, the event has grown with the square footage of the house and the capacity of the kitchen. From a relatively modest dozen-or-so guests ...

Wayda’s Wine of the Week from Ohio’s Grand River Valley

Wayda's Wine of the Week from Ohio's Grand River Valley
It has been several weeks since I have published here because I have been wine traveling and hosting large food and wine parties – but I am back! Julie and I took a long, fabulous wine tasting trip in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, which you will be reading much more about in the ...

Celebrating Oregon Wine Month with Thomas Pinot Noir 2

Celebrating Oregon Wine Month with Thomas Pinot Noir
The month of May was Oregon Wine Month, and while I am not sure by what authority that designation was made, I nonetheless enthusiastically embraced the opportunity to drink more Oregon wines. In honor of Oregon Wine Month, I thought it would be fun to put together a tasting of one of the best, but ...

Alana’s Offers Unique Italian Wine

Alana's Offers Unique Italian Wine
As I noted in my very first post to this blog, one potential direction for my budding wine career is to develop an import portfolio featuring wines that one does not often see in the United States. The world of wine is wide and varied, and I am excited by opportunities to broaden the experience ...