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Joe’s Featured Wine: Raymond Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Selection, Napa Valley 2017
$49.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas (AR) Robert Parker – 92 points 22,860 cases produced Blend: 90%

Joe’s Wine of the Week: Tenet Wines Le Fervent Syrah, Costières de Nîmes, Rhône Valley, France 2013
Tenet Wines Le Fervent Syrah, Costières de Nîmes, Rhône Valley, France 2013 $20.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant,

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

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

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

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

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