A New York State of Wine, Part II
Story by Lou Phillips ·
New York Wines, Part I, in our previous issue (available at TheTahoeWeekly.com) covered the sometimes frigid Finger Lakes Region...
A New York State of Wine, Part I
In the 1970s, when Frank Sinatra sang, “Start spreadin’ the news,” he sure wasn’t touting New York wines. Now, we are spreadin’ the news...
Southern Hemisphere delights
By Lou Phillips ·
After cold winter days filled with sliding, gliding and sledding, who doesn’t love a rich, spicy red wine to keep the...
All-American New Year’s
In 2017, we’re all on the same team. OK, that’s my positivity pledge and feel free to steal the mantra. With that as a...
A Winter Wonderland of Wines
It’s winter, it’s Tahoe and in a perfect world the slopes are full of pow. Whether you are shredding off-piste or diggin’ the big...
The gift of wines
If you’ve got vino lovers in your life, your holiday shopping is about to get easy as wine. What is their birth year or...
Holiday wines on a budget
Picture a classic Thanksgiving feast with a multitude of dishes and courses that feature ingredients, flavors, textures, herbs and spices of all sorts. Lots...
Dirty little wine secrets
Remember that adage about people who live in glass houses? That for them chucking rocks may be ill advised? Well, interestingly, there are some...
Fabulous wines from former football stars
Fall is upon us and along with the change in weather comes America’s favorite sports season. Flying pigskins, ballet-like behemoths clad in armor and...
Spindleshanks: Famous for flights
Remember when wine flights were all the rage? I do and I miss those days of tasting and comparing small pours of aromatic whites...