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Joe’s Featured Wine: Montes Alpha Syrah, D.O. Colchagua Valley, Chile 2015
$21.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas (AR) 92 points – James Suckling Floral aromas with tobacco and

Joe’s Featured Wine: Girard Petite Sirah, Napa Valley 2013
$27.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas (AR) 100% Petite Sirah, aged 14 months in French, American, and

A Tennis Legend: An Interview with Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta was one of the most talented and dynamic tennis players in the history of the game. In the

Carol Channing 1921-2019
With the passing this week of a legend of the theater stage, Carol Channing, at the age of 97, a

Margot Fonteyn: Celebrating the Life of the Last Great Ballerina
“A bird of beautiful plumage taking pleasure and exulting in its wings.” — British poet Sacheverell Sitwell’s description of Margot

Slitti: A Tuscan Chocolate Tale
Head out west on the A11 autostrada from Florence, exit at Montecatini Terme and drive south to Monsummano. Eventually you’ll

Carnevale in Venice 2003
This year I decided to visit Venice with some friends during Carnival, known as Carnevale di Venezia. I stayed at