Now that there are more fat than starving people in the world, there must be a lot more foodies as well. But what’s a foodie? People who eat food? I took a trip to the dictionary to find out: foodie (slang) a person keenly interested in food, esp. in eating or cooking All right then, [...]

This article appearded in the August/September 2006 edition of Connections Magazine (Ireland) It must be getting hot in California wine country. Randall Grahm, rock-star winemaker of Bonny Doon fame, was scouting out vineyards in southern England. England? I was driving around West Sussex earlier this year hoping to visit one of England’s best known vineyards. [...]

(note: please click on any image to enlarge) It seems like just a few years ago that the only quality wine makers using the screwcap (or Stelvin) were either in New Zealand or named Randall Grahm. They’re now practically everywhere as people are finally starting to realize that there may be a better way to [...]

We all know of course what the best wine of all time is. That would be the 1811 Chateau d’Yquem which was awarded 100 points by both Robert Parker and the Wine Spectator (note: there was no such consensus on the 1847) How can I say this with such confidence? It may have to do [...]