WHAT HAPPENS WHEN RAISIN BRAN DOESN’T WORK

So, okay. That is not what this is going to be about but apparently, if you’re still reading I did manage to catch your eye!. Well, time marches on. We do get older, or “progress” if you will and the foibles of old age catch up to us and rear some rather ugly heads. But

ALAMOS MALBEC

FROM ARGENTINA, THE LAND OF THE GAUCHO!“If you have a tail of straw, then keep away from the fire.”“No woman can make a wise man out of a fool, but every woman can change a wise man into a fool.” At the foot of the Andes Mountains, the mountain range in Argentina which is a

WIENINGER GEMISCHTER SATZ 2017

Wine…from AUSTRIA??Wine from the land of Edelweiss? The Sound of Music’s von Trapp Family? The birthplace of Hedy Lamarr? Are you kidding?No. Not kidding at all. This wine, a real find for me, is said to be Vienna at its finest. It is complex and rare and will grace any table. When I began this

CHATEAU BONNET BLANC

One thing that this quarantine situation has done for me at least is, it has shown me a much more adventurous side. Now I have always felt that as far as that goes I have a lot more guts than brains, and I have often been reminded of that from my earliest youth right up

CENTINE TOSCANA CHARDONNAY

Today is a nasty, cold bleak and rainy day here in Coastal Carolina. Just the kind of day you may expect in mid-February. But here it is, mid-April, and this is exactly the kind of weather we are not used to here in this beautiful area of this beautiful state. Aside from the fact that

JIM’S QUICK EASY CHICKEN

“Hey. It tastes like chicken.” (who knows?)“A chicken in every pot.” 1928 republican campaign slogan A chicken is an amazing animal. Just think where we would be without them. Whether it be soup, baked, broiled, stewed or fricassee, chicken has become such a staple that we even eat them before they are officially born! Fried,

PICPOUL de PINET 2016

Here we sit in the glorious state of North Carolina, housed due to an outside invader which threatens our well-being. While hundreds, possibly thousands of people across the country and around the globe battle this unseen enemy, we, the general masses are home, sheltered by the grace of our own roofs and walls. While we

SOME DISTRACTIONS FROM TODAY

So. Here we are. Stuck in the house for yet another day with just the same old same old…What to do? What can we do to ease the stress, ease the pain and the burden of another day in the house. Floors and bathrooms are clean. Furniture is dusted and polished. Already baked 12 loaves

AND NOW A WORD FROM TODAY

“Stay Home.” Everyone from the President on down“Wash your hands.” Mom Closed. Closed. CLOSED. Seems to be the most used word in the country today. The movement back to keeping ourselves clean and following mother’s advice is the order of the day. Can’t you just picture a time when it becomes normal to wipe our