A few years ago I was in the home of a friend who was a member of my church (remember, I’m Southern Baptist) and noticed a box of Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon on their kitchen cabinet. Knowing that I was a “progressive” Southern Baptist (at least when it comes to alcohol consumption), they insisted that…
Some bottles sit down at my table and offer up a serendipitous story of stumbled upon food and fun. For example, last night Lisa and I stopped by one of our favorite little spots on Dallas’ lower Greenville Avenue, The Grape. I picked a Helen Turley (a California winemaker whose name on a bottle nearly…
I suppose it’s no surprise that the bottle that comes to mind first when I’m “musing” is my 1997 Brunello di Montalcino. Brunello is certainly the king of Tuscan wines and is among the most well-known and best wines of all of Italy. It derives from the Sangiovese varietal native to Tuscany. Sangiovese (Latin for…
It was in my fortieth year that I discovered (seemingly from nowhere) my passion for wine. Perhaps it would be more correct to say that I discovered my passion for the culture of wine. Lisa and I had carried on both of our families’ traditions of zero alcohol for our twenty years of marriage (a…