For Israeli wines, “kosher” is a blessing and a curse. Only 30 of Israel’s more than 250 wineries are kosher, but the largest 17 are all kosher. While boutique wineries increasingly ignore the kosher market, some large wineries have switched-read more-
First you catch the mouse that’s made a home in your vineyard. Next you skin him, discard the body, and burn the flesh into a wee pile of ashes. Then, when Venus is in the constellation Scorpius, you scatter the ashes-read more-
Practically at the top of the sky, in long, barely visible lines that stretched almost from horizon to horizon, the geese flew northward. On the Mississippi River, just below Lock & Dam 24, a group of pelicans floated at the-read more-
We sold everything in our auction, but if you live in Australia, or are willing to pay shipping costs for some extraordinary opportunities, you have another chance, BoozeMonkey's Wine for Haiti project. Beset by publicity problems since launching the Australian wing-read more-
Venice, Italy, is always, well—Venetian: fascinating, mysterious, noble, and exquisite even when fog shrouds the city. Here on Giudecca, one of the eight interconnected islands in the Venetian lagoon, the luxury hotel Molino Stucky rises gracefully from the sea. The-read more-
There was a great buzz in the shop, years ago, on the arrival of an award-winning sparkling wine. The initial allocation was stacked in a prime spot, the company had provided point-of-sale with the award emblazoned next to a very-read more-
A year ago I was an unsuccessful political blogger, entertaining myself and almost no one else. Now, I’m a wine blogger doing largely the same thing, except that no one calls me a Nazi in comments anymore. Though my wine-read more-
Until recently, very little wine was bottled and shipped from Puglia. Now, this emerging wine region is trying to establish its identity with indigenous grapes, and is also working to upgrade both its wines and its reputation after being known-read more-