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Joe’s Featured Wine: Antica Masseria del Sigillo Primitivo di Manduria, Puglia, Italy 2016 D.O.P.
$17.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas (AR) 100% Primitivo. Six months in large French oak barrels (botti).

Joe’s Wine of the Week: Girard Winery Old Vine Zinfandel, Napa Valley 2013
Girard Old Vine Zinfandel Napa Valley 2013 $21.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas (AR) 89% Zinfandel/11% Petite

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

Hot Tuna in 2005
Hot Tuna in 2005: Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady’s Enduring Musical Journey Interviews with Jorma and Jack Hot Tuna in

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

Locked in Lucca
One weekend in October last year, I decided to visit Lucca. I thought I was long over due to visit