Japanese Cypress* This week’s entry is another Intermission in our lengthy Days of Wine and Music series. Well, it is late June when this is being written and that means only two things: 1) ultra-abysmal rainy-season weather and 2) JFEX, a huge food and beverage exposition that never disappoints. The venue for the former is … Continue reading A JFEX Gem: Yudanaka’s Blue Forest Ale
This is the tenth installment in our Days of Wine and Music series. Once again, we will provide our readers with more information on the Republic of San Marino, before we turn our attention in subsequent installments to the wines of the country and one winemaker-musician in particular. In this entry we will not include … Continue reading Striking Our Fancy
Piazza della Libertà - San Marino* This is the ninth installment in our Days of Wine and Music series. This week we present the Republic of San Marino in a nutshell. There is much that can be written about this tiny country whose highly attractive attributes could easily serve as a model for less successful … Continue reading The Republic of San Marino: An Introduction
This is the eighth entry in our Days of Wine and Music series. For the next few weeks, we will turn our attention to a country that, owing to its size, is nearly invisible on world maps and encounter a winemaker-musician who is producing some fine wines from local grapes, as well as from international … Continue reading Of Being a Big Fish in a Small Pond: Small Is Advantageous
This week’s entry is the second intermission in our Days of Wine and Music series. Instead of going to the lobby for a couple of boxes of candy or a bag of chips, or crisps, as the case may be, why not find a squeeze bottle of Jogurt and treat yourself to a delicious and … Continue reading Jogurt
This is the seventh installment in our Days of Wine and Music series. This week we look at that daughter who assumed the helm after her father’s passing. She is not only a winemaker but an accomplished singer and musician, as well. We recently asked her for her views regarding the nexus between wine and … Continue reading Stella Hatzidaki
This is the sixth installment in our Days of Wine and Music series. As might be expected based on last week’s entry, we visit a winery of some renown, located on the beautiful island of Santorini, of course. Naturally, commercial websites are designed to be informative. They feature product descriptions, prices, shipping information, etc. … Continue reading Hatzidakis Winery
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