Last week, I was scrolling through social media and came upon a few posts saying that January 4th was National Spaghetti Day! Did you know that the oldest recorded documentation of pasta is found in the writings of Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus, referring to sheets of dough called lagana? Hmmm. and we now have…
I love arancini balls. I don’t remember the first time I had them, but I do remember the ooey gooey cheese that was inside surrounded by total yumminess. For those that do not know what they are, arancini are Italian rice balls that are stuffed, coated with bread crumbs and deep fried. I try to…
Just a mere 8,000 miles away from California is Tasmania. While growing up, I always wanted to visit the region, simply because I loved the Tasmanian Devil. The way he would spin in as a tornado and wreak havoc on all the looney tunes characters. No matter how many chains were around his cage, he…
Quite some time ago, I began an article about the Texas AVAs. I had never had a Texan wine, but I was curious. So I began researching. It took a long time to get everything organized and to actually sit down and finish the article. This was the first truly investigative piece that I have…
They say a father is the anchor on which a child will stand. There is no statement more true to Joseph Carr. After creating his own wine brand in 2004, he created a second brand, Josh Cellars, in honor of his father. This tribute which began as a single label has skyrocketed to 10 varietals,…
There are three separate dates that have been designated as some sort of celebration of Rosé. The fourth Friday of June is #InternationalRoséDay and was started in 2018 by Valerie Rousselle, owner of Chateaux Roubine and Sainte Beatrice. The day was created to celebrate Provence style Rosé. Also, in June, the second Saturday has been…
