Top Knotch Concierge: New Orleans Hotel
To go the extra mile is what separates one hotel concierge from the pack. Sara Baker of the New Orleans Hotel’s helps her guest recover from the all too common…
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More on the Chateaux Margaux 1991
After reading more about the Chateaux Margaux 1991 I learned that 91 was actually not a good year. There was a spring frost and this is bad news when it…
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Ancillary Chic: Hotel Celica , Ljubljana
Hostel CELICA is a fully artistically renewed former prison on Metelkova street in the center of Ljubljana. The hostel is only 5 minutes walking distance from the main railway and…
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CIA warning: Chinese invasion imminent!
The CIA (Italian Farmers Confederation) is worried. The Chinese predilection for wine is growing, and so is their wine production. The alarming news is that they are keen to export.
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The Grand Hotel – Minneapolis – Kimpton
This was my first foray into the wonderful world of Kimpton. I had heard good things, but honestly did not know what to expect.I suppose I did not know what…
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Does this bottle make me look fat?
As woman who lives half the time on a diet and the other half reading about diets, I am all for anything that helps…a low-cal wine? Is that possible? Or…
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OOOOOH! A great one…
On Saturday I had quite an experience. We were invited to dinner over at the Mayor’s house. He is a true connoiseur and does not drink wine every day, only on special occasions. So our visit apparently qualified.
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Open that bottle, I say!
The wine columnists at the Wall Street Journal had some deep insight into the wine-lover’s psyche. When you have a rather precious bottle in your cellar, insecurity and doubt rear…
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The Ten Commandments for our Liquid Spirit
No. Not Moses’ great tablets. These commandments attempt to put some order into our otherwise chaotic winestyles. Have a read, they are fun: The First Commandment
