Monthly Archives: April 2011

Two days ago, on Monday the 18th of April, the big Oakville appellation tasting took place,  jamming the huge “To Kalon cellar” at Robert Mondavi winery with hundreds of sommeliers, wine buyers and press.  It actually seemed to me as … Continue reading →

One of the best things wine can be is sexy. The primordial way the wine smells…a certain animali scent. Or the way a wine can heighten the senses—like the brush of a hand along skin. A wine can, if it’s … Continue reading →

One night recently—at nearly midnight—I found myself (spontaneously) invited to dinner at the mega-posh apartment of two people who had, until that evening, been total strangers. Around the table were two investment bankers, an international headhunter, and a surgeon. (How … Continue reading →