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Joe’s Wine of the Week: American Thread Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County 2015
American Thread, Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County, California 2015 $21.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas (AR) 91 points

Joe’s Featured Wine: Montinore Estate Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2015
$13.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas (AR) Fresh critus and melon fruit with mineral notes. Solid acidity.

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

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

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