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Joe’s Featured Wine: Trimbach Riesling, Alsace, France 2013
$19.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas (AR) 91 points – Wine Enthusiast 91 points – James Suckling

Joe’s Wine of the Week: Talbott Vineyards Pinot Noir Kali Hart, Monterey, California 2014
Talbott Vineyards Pinot Noir Kali Hart, Estate Grown, Monterey, Central Coast, California 2014 $22.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in

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

Bring It On Home: In Search of Sonny Boy Williamson
As shown in the Martin Scorsese 1978 film, The Last Waltz: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members of 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

The Pursuit and Quagmire of Obtaining an Italian Drivers License
Probably the most convoluted and annoying Italian bureaucratic headache I’ve experienced so far was the process of obtaining my Italian

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