I attended a private dinner recently where a Brunello was the main wine. Italian wine wine picksIt was big and extracted and I found it fatiguing. can’t even remember the producer’s name. Of course, the palate fatigue wasn’t helped that the other wines on the table were a primitivo and an Amarone. MORE >>

2004 Main Ridge Estate Half Acre Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula. Tags: Australian wine wine picks I’m back from the fantastic Landmark Australia Tutorial. Above is a picture of (some of) the wines opened during the tremendous five days. Yes, it’s 249 bottles of wine on the wall! Day One. Australia’s Fine Wine. Day Two. MORE >>

can see it now: “Sonny, come help daddy pick out a nice wine for tonight’s dinner. “ Maine prohibits children from observing wine tasting at stores. Last week, our first-grade son brought a pamphlet home from public school equating wine and pot. Wine, marijuana; they’re both drugs! Come on. MORE >>

My first stop was Table Tales , mainly because the aromas coming from a huge red pot of their "Sunday Gravy". This fall the market is upping it's schedule from once a month to every Sunday through December 19th (with the exception of November 28th, Thanksgiving weekend), and I finally got see what all the fuss was about. Good idea. MORE >>

No laundry to go pick up, paychecks to go deposit.It's Mainly, because a child's meltdown can so easily lead to a parent's meltdown, and when there are two parents, one is likely to remain rational. It's a low table and she can stand near it, pick up the glass, drink, and return it to the table without any problems. Don't move!" MORE >>