Who is Lillian? And why did she inspire this post, my first in a long while? Lillian is an extraordinary Canadian cook who took care of meals and snacks at the kayaking lodge where the spouse and I stayed last month. By extraordinary, I mean she uses fresh ingredients to prepare healthy and scrumptious food […]| My Full Wine Glass
Like many of you, no doubt, I’d head to the mountainous region of Alto Adige in northeast Italy if I were looking for white wine. Think Pinot Grigio. Some 65% of the region’s grapes are white. But guess what? White grapes are grappling with warmer temperatures and weather extremes in this Alpine region high in […]| My Full Wine Glass
When I’m looking for unusual wines or rare grape varieties, I prefer to shop our local Coop grocery store. Owned by shoppers and workers, the Coop stocks a good selection of non-mainstream wines – organic and biodynamic wines or those made with natural yeast and minimal sulfur or other additions. This week at the Coop, […]| My Full Wine Glass
In the wonderful world of wine, 2025 is shaping up like a prizefight so far. Just a few days into Dry January, a public health challenge in which people sign up to abstain from alcohol, the bell rang to start the first round. Into the ring strode the Surgeon General of the United States. He […]| My Full Wine Glass
Historic towns dating back to Roman times, gently rolling hillsides covered in grapevines, high-quality wines. Italy’s Piedmont region certainly is alluring, right? A visit to Coppo Wine Cellars wo…| My Full Wine Glass
When I lived in Pennsylvania, I took spring road trips to one of my favorite U.S. wine regions – New York State’s Finger Lakes. I’d go in April when the region was just waking up from winter and ti…| My Full Wine Glass
