By Greg B.  Clams are a nice bivalve from which to make a meal.  They’re both filling and easy to cook.  Easy to store and easy to clean and are… well, good for an easy …

By Greg B.  So I’ve been posting a lot of beer related links lately, and who can blame me?  Beer is the world’s finest beverage (possibly food group) and has been for millenia.  However, wine …

A very nice wine from a good vintage in the Wilamette Valley:
2006 Panther Creek Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley) – 20th Anniversary Reserve ($60/ 750 mL):  Popped and poured from 375 mL bottle- served in Riedel …

It is only fitting that Robert Mondavi winery makes a good Fume Blanc…it WAS Robert Mondavi who came up with the term “Fume Blanc” when trying to establish his Sauvignon Blanc from the others in …

I will admit that I’m can be too harsh on California wines. The last few years I have spent a lot of time searching for great values in wine from around the world. …

By Greg B. So what would you think if I told you I had an actually enjoyable wine from Florida.  Made in florida, from grapes grown in Florida.  You’d probably think I had lost …

By Greg B.  So, given that Clipper City brewery was not doing tours this past Saturday, some friends and I decided to head out to Frederick MD and see what Flying Dog Brewery had to …

By Greg B. Every Thanksgiving, I have relatives who visit Horton Vineyard for their chili & clam chowder eating, wine tasting, tour taking fall festival.  This year, I was fortunate enough to have the …

A good wine has a nice balance of flavor, color and aroma, though many factors contribute to the ‘flavor’.  The mouth-feel of the wine, the bitterness, sweetness, how sour it tastes or how these flavors …

By Greg B: Well, it happened earlier than I had planned.  I got the chance to produce my own wine.  I amazingly, Jessica’s backyard had enough nutrients to allow my vines to grow and …