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- Off To Portugal!
A few years ago I wrote WinePassport:Portugal. It was a great project, and I learned a lot about Portuguese wines, but there was no budget for a trip to Portugal. Ever since then I've been very eager to visit. I was in Portugal once, 20 years ago...
- Getting It Off My Chest
I'm not normally a combative or confrontational person. But today I'm (apparently) in a fighting mood. I got a comment today, on a post from last week, that just got me mad. Here it is: At 1:31 AM, Anonymous said... No offence (and I am sure...
- 1984 Terrebrune, Bandol
Two years ago and some change, Melissa and I went to Provence. Before we left, I booked us winery appointments in Bandol, saying that I was a wine writer but that I wasn’t on assignment. While the town itself is a checklist of Riviera requirements...
- Expecting Something Offal
Melissa and I were excited to try Bizou for our second Dine About Town dinner. All the reviews mention their "rustic" cuisine. Which is to say that they feature a lot of organ meats and various odd cuts of meat (beef cheeks, for instance). Unfortunately,...
- Just Married
Melissa and I are off on our honeymoon. Check back in mid-May for write-ups on all our gastronomic adventures in France and Italy. In the meantime, here are some other blogs I read on a regular basis, to keep you occupied until we return. The...
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We Now Return You...
...to your regularly scheduled obsession.
Melissa and I are back from our Provençal jaunt, having learned that Bandol is quite far from the town where we stayed, Bandol's wines just come into their own at about seven years of age and keep well for at least 30 years, and that even France's Wal-Mart-like hypermarchés carry meat products you can only special-order from a top butcher here.
Regular posting (not to mention responding to comments and emails) will start as soon as I can figure out the date, time and local language, all of which are very unclear at the moment.
- Off To Portugal!
A few years ago I wrote WinePassport:Portugal. It was a great project, and I learned a lot about Portuguese wines, but there was no budget for a trip to Portugal. Ever since then I've been very eager to visit. I was in Portugal once, 20 years ago...
- Getting It Off My Chest
I'm not normally a combative or confrontational person. But today I'm (apparently) in a fighting mood. I got a comment today, on a post from last week, that just got me mad. Here it is: At 1:31 AM, Anonymous said... No offence (and I am sure...
- 1984 Terrebrune, Bandol
Two years ago and some change, Melissa and I went to Provence. Before we left, I booked us winery appointments in Bandol, saying that I was a wine writer but that I wasn’t on assignment. While the town itself is a checklist of Riviera requirements...
- Expecting Something Offal
Melissa and I were excited to try Bizou for our second Dine About Town dinner. All the reviews mention their "rustic" cuisine. Which is to say that they feature a lot of organ meats and various odd cuts of meat (beef cheeks, for instance). Unfortunately,...
- Just Married
Melissa and I are off on our honeymoon. Check back in mid-May for write-ups on all our gastronomic adventures in France and Italy. In the meantime, here are some other blogs I read on a regular basis, to keep you occupied until we return. The...