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Joe’s Wine of the Week: Domaine Malbec Reserve, Tupungato Valley, Mendoza, Argentina 2014
Domaine Bousquet Malbec Reserve Tupungato Valley, Mendoza, Argentina 2014 $16.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas 85% Malbec

Joe’s Featured Wine: Atteca Garnacha Old Vines, Calatayud, Spain 2014 D.O.
$16.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas (AR) 91 points – James Suckling Aged 10 months in French

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

The Rome Film Festival Debut 2006
Reporting to you all this week from the press room at the Cinema Festa Internazionale di Roma running from Friday

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

It’s Not Supposed to Snow in Tuscany!
No-no-no-no! This was not in the guidebook. This isn’t supposed to happen in Tuscany, but I kid you not. Snow