Lori and I always enjoy when we have the opportunity to spend a few day in Napa and Sonoma Valleys in the California Wine Country. While I know there are many wonderful wineries across many states, Napa and Sonoma are the epi-center of wine in the United States. There are about 400 wineries in both Napa and Sonoma - more…
I read an article a couple of weeks ago by Stephen Meuse about the impact of wine ratings on the industry. I hadn’t really thought about some of the points, but I did know that I have questioned some of the “scores” I have seen on wines. I have subscribed to Wine Spectator for a number of years as I…
One of the groups I volunteer with gave me a gift card to Cork and Crust for Christmas. Lori has been wanting to try that restaurant so it the gift card did not last too long before we headed to Cork and Crust. If you aren’t familiar with Cork and Crust, it is a new restaurant in Madison on County…
It's that time of year again and the menu for Christmas Dinner is always one I struggle over. Should I go with the expected or do something different? Christmas is on Thursday this year and we don't have a lot of time ahead of the holiday to do much prep work. Since I always teach a class around Christmas featuring…