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Aroma Hooey?

If you're like me, you find the whole idea of aromatherapy just slightly more convincing than those for subliminal advertising and astrology.

Aroma Hooey?

If you're like me, you find the whole idea of aromatherapy just slightly more convincing than those for subliminal advertising and astrology.

OK, here's what ya gotta do...

Dave recouts the experience of making reservations at the French Laundry one of the nation's leading restaurants... Eventually, you will hear the dulcet tone of a live Reservationist - your...

OK, here's what ya gotta do...

Dave recouts the experience of making reservations at the French Laundry one of the nation's leading restaurants... Eventually, you will hear the dulcet tone of a live Reservationist - your...

Pinots Are Like Peaches

Sadly, many people find peaches to be dry and pithy. Like the ones my wife bought for $7/pound at Balducci's ("Not just a grocery store"). A transplanted California native, she...

Pinots Are Like Peaches

Sadly, many people find peaches to be dry and pithy. Like the ones my wife bought for $7/pound at Balducci's ("Not just a grocery store"). A transplanted California native, she...

Selecting the "Best" wine

It is not uncommon for people to taste wine with me, only to then ask "Is this wine a good one?" I have never said out loud the thought that...

Selecting the "Best" wine

It is not uncommon for people to taste wine with me, only to then ask "Is this wine a good one?" I have never said out loud the thought that...

A rosé by any other name would be as, um, dry.

No question, summer is nigh. Baseball season is in full swing. Summer attire is in short supply. A new wave of graduates is taking the job market by storm. And...

A rosé by any other name would be as, um, dry.

No question, summer is nigh. Baseball season is in full swing. Summer attire is in short supply. A new wave of graduates is taking the job market by storm. And...

The Fine Art of Spitting

In this industry, one attends a lot of wine events. I used to be surprised by the relatively few attendees who spit their wine at these three-hour events. In seeing...

The Fine Art of Spitting

In this industry, one attends a lot of wine events. I used to be surprised by the relatively few attendees who spit their wine at these three-hour events. In seeing...