I will be the very first to admit that during a normal meal the part that I look forward to the least is dessert. Most of my adult life I...

No doubt you have met someone named Elvis, Tiger or Marilyn only to find out that their parents named them out of love and admiration for...

I have been waiting for the coveted Winter Reds wine tour to return to Yadkin Valley for well over a year. My readers know that if my...

With Valentines Day 2022 upon us everyone's thoughts turn to one thing - love. To many this will come as no surprise since this holiday...

lifetime I am humbled to say I have experienced many meals that I will truly never forget. Contrary to what you may anticipate, all of...

I have been a big fan of the NC Wine Guys and their podcast "Cork Talk" since it's inception in December 2018. Since that inaugural...

I go on record right now and confess that I have always preferred red wine to white wine. There are many reasons for my affinity for the...

A Perfect Match With Chardonel wine from FireClay Cellars, Siler City NC In honor of the recent release of Chardonel by my good friends...

From Cabernet Franc to Chardonnay to Traminette there are several grape varietals that have found a home here in the Tarheel State. Their...

Champagne and sparkling wine are the stuff of myth, legend and opulence. The very presence of this beverage at virtually every...

Speaking as someone who has been blessed to celebrate over 30 Valentine’s Day occasions with my wife, trust me when I tell you that this...

When it comes to birthdays, there are two kinds of people; those who love them and those who really do not want to celebrate getting...

To the individual using the extremely popular application Google Translate, the Italian term "assemblaggio" means "assembly"; simply put...

It is not lost on most people that the current pandemic has forever altered our once laissez-faire lifestyle now forcing us to settle for...