Wine-growers across the globe are familiar with the great wine plague, the Phylloxera vastatrix, a pest that attacked the roots of vines during the middle of the nineteenth century. Phylloxeras are small, pale yellow sap-sucking insects that feed on the ...

Since time immemorial, cultures have kept a list of personas that look beneficently upon wine. They are the ones who grew, produced this enticing elixir. In Greece we have Dionysus, the god of vegetation, ecstasy and wine. He is the son of Zeus to Semele....

In my unending quest to learn everything about wines, I recently bought a book entitled “Curiosities of Wine” by Pamela Vandyke Price. It was displayed in this local bookstore I frequent, and cost less than my usual cup of joe. As a browse through its...

What wine goes with what? One of the most common concerns of people is determining the wine that perfectly goes with a specific cuisine. Well I got news for you: trust you’re extinct about your selection. You can never ruin a good meal if you choose a w...

Versatile. Splendid. Classy. Comical. Ghastly. Alluring. Wines play a significant role in movies. They are cast with either good-guy or bad-guy roles. Take for instance movies like James Bond, Casablanca, the Silence of the Lambs and Interview with the Va...

I am a frustrated sommelier, meaning that I am not a sommelier in profession. I rather think of myself as an individual who is wholly passionate about wines. I like reading about them. My coffee table is stocked with wine-booklets and guides. I have also ...

I am a frustrated sommelier, meaning that I am not a sommelier in profession. I rather think of myself as an individual that is wholly passionate about wines. I like reading about them. My coffee table is stocked with wine-booklets and guides. I have also...

Stability and Light. I have long been fascinated with lighthouses. Despite their robust structure, lighthouses are indispensable to sailors and travelers. Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines and shoals. They enable the safe entry, as well as exits to ha...

A week ago I can’t seem to remember why I hate taking business flights so much. Now, everything is all going back to me. I am here in a crowded passenger lounge somewhere in United States, waiting for my next plane to arrive. With my laptop on hand, I a...