The Event & The Venue I was born in 1944 and this last March 27 was my 75th birthday. I had always planned to have one of my birthday wines on this milestone birthday. My wife Laurie and I invited a few friends and chose The Canyon Villa for the event. The […]
Click here to read entire article »In the very early days of the online Underground I posted an article I had published in 1983 in the print version of The Underground Wineletter (Volume V, Number 5) and added a postscript with some new wines to add to that list. Just to show that great old wines never fade away, the […]
Click here to read entire article »HERE IS A WINE PREDICTION THAT IS LIKELY TO BE A REAL DUD! In issue 4 of Forbes Life Summer 2012 different “experts” offer opinions on the price trend of cars, watches, antique furniture and wine. I am going to stay out of the crystal ball gazing game for cars, watches, and antique furniture. […]
Click here to read entire article »There are a lot of things in the world that can go whacky from time to time. Some of you may think that there are a lot of whacky things going on at the moment. I know I sure do. And, for sure, that includes the world of wine. Here we have such things as alcohol, what goes into wine, how wine is tasted, the role of a number, how wines are described, etc, etc.
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