The Compass Rose of the St. Francis Hotel – San Francisco, CA. If you are a fan of our Yellow Farmhouse Rose’ (It’s called “Compass Rose Rose’”) you already know how we feel about the Compass Rose. We even named our boat after it! Just off Union Square, and directly on the cable car line [...]
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Great Bars I Have Known – Bar #2
In my “other life” I had the opportunity (some would call it a curse) to travel to some pretty far-flung spots, and concurrently visit some pretty memorable bars. I attribute some of my passion for wine to visits to these places. There is something about a great bar… This article explores another of my five [...]
Great Bars I Have Known
In my “other life” I had the opportunity (some would call it a curse) to travel to some pretty far-flung spots, and concurrently visit some pretty memorable bars. I attribute some of my passion for wine to visits to these places. There is something about a great bar… In the next few issues we’ll explore [...]
Wine Tasting – How Lucky We Are
Our recent trip to France brought to mind a major difference in the American System of wine tasting and those of may other countries. In France (and most of Europe) when you want to visit a winery for tasting or otherwise you had better have a reservation. The American custom of just heading out to [...]
Have You Tried a Good Mexican Wine?
No, “Good Mexican Wine” is not an Oxymoron. When January and February come around Linda and I are usually looking for a place to get out of Missouri’s icy blast, and a frequent target of ours is Mexico. No, we are not afraid of the drug gangs, and where we like to go (Zihuatanejo, Playa [...]
