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Living in Southern California certainly has its benefits. The weather is perhaps the best in the country, there’s great live music, entertainment and most of the airports, even the smaller regional hubs are well served by the airlines. So when one needs to flee southern California, there are always many options. Another benefit of Southern California is both its extensive [… Read More] February 13th, 2009 | Creative Pursuit, Good Juice
Some historians peg the superstition to the thirteen people who attended the Last Supper (neither Jesus nor Judas came out of that one OK), but ancient Babylon’s Code of Hammurabi omits the number 13 in its list of law [… Read More] … Wall Street’s superstitions about Friday the 13th continued through 1925, when the New York Times noted that people “would no more buy or sell a share of stock today than they would walk under a ladder or kick a black cat out of their path.” February 9th, 2009 | Good Juice
Last weekend I was surprised by a visit of my good friend, mountain climber, travel companion and legend Mr. Tim Amos. For the 16 hours he spent in Southern California, we tried to take advantage of our time together. First stop was a visit to my wine cellar (storage facility) in Irvine. Culling from the more than 1,000 bottles I’ve [… Read More] May 7th, 2006 | Good Juice
At the end of the day do higher priced goods or services negatively impact your decision to buy? That is, would a higher price on something you desire dissuade you from purchasing it? If current gas prices are an indication of “consumers’” insatiable appetites to [… Read More] May 17th, 2005 | Good Juice
Did you hear the news today. I love Supreme Court rulings that I agree with. Doesn't everyone? Today a narrow margin of 5-4 the Supreme Court overturned state liquor laws in New York and Michigan that gave preferential treatment to in-state wineries. Both states permit in-state wineries to ship directly [… Read More] February 4th, 2005 | Good Juice
So it's nothing new to readers of The Digital Tavern that I have a passion, penchant and a certain proclivity when it comes to wine. Good wine. But this fondness comes with a price. Back in the day it was such a find when one uncovered an amazing value wine for less than $10. These days $50 seems to be [… Read More] December 17th, 2004 | Good Juice
We started talking about it over a year ago. At first, it was just talk. You know — big ideas but always with obstacles. People's schedules, availability of key items, location considerations. The whole gamut. But Al and I were committed to make it happen. After several broken dates and lapses of contact we agreed in late October to turn [… Read More] Trying to pick up the pace on the Digital Tavern, but I've been focusing on a rather large project that I'll fill you in on sometime in January. Patience and focus. Two of what have become my ubiquitous phrases when offering advice (solicited or not) to clients and friends. So the Dr. tells me I've got to control my cholesterol. [… Read More] October 27th, 2004 | Good Juice, Travelogue
I wonder what Porto would be if it were not for the simple twist of fate caused by a trade disagreement between the French and United Kingdom in the 1500's? Perhaps just another non descript European city surrounded by just yet another wine region. Circumstance, history and good marketing have turned France and Italy into the most well known wine [… Read More] September 15th, 2004 | Good Juice
It's Tuesday night. At home I sit alone. A simple chicken dinner with vegetables and a dinner salad. The dilemma floors me when I open the door to my wine cellar. Wine cellar. Hah. I like that word. It's a temperature controlled unit (one of two in my home) that keeps the delectable fermented bottles of grape at the precise [… Read More] August 26th, 2004 | Good Juice
I haven’t blogged about wine in a helluva long time. And tonight as I work on a client project, catching up on blogs and relaxing before catching a dose of Olympics I think it’s important to note that I’m enjoying an excellent glass of wine. Within days of returning from China, in May I took a quick jaunt [… Read More] June 2nd, 2004 | Good Juice, Travelogue
China. You gotta love this place. The people so industrious yet get out into the countryside and you can see the classic images that have graced the pages of National Geographic and the airwaves of the Discovery Channel and the Travel Channel. Hanging in southwest China we are living the subtropical climate. With it comes the humidity, the tropical plants, [… Read More] March 24th, 2004 | Good Juice
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So in case you haven't been following The Mollusk, you might have missed the Vin Table Francaîs (French Wine) he sent me to commemorate my safe return from my recent trip to France. Or, perhaps this is just something to keep the wine drinkers happy during the All American of All American sporting brouhaha events this [… Read More] January 25th, 2004 | Good Juice, Travelogue
Saint-Tropez
>We set out for the western part of the Riviera. I've always wanted to see St. Tropez famous to me not only because of Bridget Bardot in And God Created Woman, but for a song on Pink Floyd's 1971 album Meddle:
December 6th, 2003 | Creative Pursuit, Good Juice
Happy Birthday Mom. And thank god we can celebrate the 70th anniversary of the repeal of the 18th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. You know. The one that in 1919 made sales and distribution of alcohol illegal. Except for sacrament, of course. That is, for the church. My mom was born years after the repeal of the 18th [… Read More] October 24th, 2003 | Good Juice, Travelogue
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Altesino has been a familiar name in Brunello di Montalcino since the early 70′s. Their Brunello designated Montosoli Vineyard is consistently highly related, delicious, hard to get and expensive. But worth it. Last year the previous owners sold the vineyard and brand to a woman who resides in Rome and who owns another vineyard in Montalcino and a winery in [… Read More] October 21st, 2003 | Good Juice, Travelogue
For me, the true benefits of traveling transcend the history, geography, scenic beauty, the sense of freedom of being “away” and the comeraderie shared with those traveling. Instead, it's the people I meet. And while I've probably not done justice to the dozens of people I've met and shared experiences with on this trip, I can't underestimate the sense of [… Read More] |
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