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Mon Brave, Mon Fortino!
Cantina Giacomo Conterno is one of the greatest names in all of the Piedmont. The estate was formed in 1908 when Giacomo’s father, Giovanni Conterno started a wine… read more
Enjoying Wine
Don’t believe the hype!
Don’t believe the hype, or as J. J. Hunsecker once said to the young Sidney Falco, “Don’t kick away the gangplank unless you’re sure you don’t… read more
Is there a doctor in the house?
Yes, we have one here, we have a Docteur Peste, can he help you? How are you dear masked & ‘self-incarcerated’ reader, or have they given… read more
Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera
How are you dear reader! and welcome to 121 days of being ‘self-locked’ up for reasons political, medicinal? and plaguristical. Everyone seems to be becoming a… read more
There’s a natural mystic blowing through the air..
“..and if you listen carefully now you will hear, that his could be the first trumpet, might as well be the last. Many more will have… read more
Flying pigs… can they really?
“Pigs may fly, William, but I doubt it!”, and as we end the month of May 2020, this our 10th or is it our 11th week of… read more
Three Wines in a Bottle
Three Wines in a Bottle (to say nothing of the barrel) by William P Hancock WH, U$19.99, pp.34 Self-published by wine merchant Will Hancock, this 34-page… read more
I have a dream…
Or in this case, last night I had a dream that I could actually remember, for a change, having just stumbled out of bed this morning…. read more
Oh what joy in the open air freely to breath again
Well thank you for that Fidelio. And for those of you who are not familiar with Fidelio, first performed around 1805, it happens to be L.V.B’.s… read more
The liquidity party seems to be over, so can we now begin the liquid party?
There’s not a lot going on these days, except for us all keeping well both financially and spiritually, oh and of course physically. There are no good lunches… read more