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Joe’s Wine of the Week: Joseph Carr Merlot Napa County 2012
Joseph Carr Merlot, Napa County 2012 $22.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas (AR) 100% Merlot Fermentation in

Paso Robles Wines
As prestige and costs continue to drive up the prices of Napa Valley wines, California wine lovers find these wines

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

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

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

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