The king of French Champagne and wine
Michael Fuerstein, owner and founder of Selection Pas Mal, would have loved me even more if I were a retail wine shop owner. If I were, my 2,000-square foot wine…
Precious pain
Tonight I’m at a loss for words…my thoughts are cluttered with distant days of sorrow and grief, where visions blaze though my soul telling a tale of love and loss…
Quiet house
As I sit here at my keyboard leisurely drinking my English tea, I realize I’m all alone and the quiet overtakes me a bit. Outside the misty drops fall and…
Lawless comes up with less
Lawless has a lot of good things going for it, including many elements I generally like, but I wasn’t really able to get into it. The film was adapted from…
Two new ciders to store shelves
Just as the leaves will start to turn, Sam Adams-owned Angry Orchard has two new ciders to try. The Angry Orchard Cider House Collection is made with heirloom varietals that showcase complex…
Friends or wine?
There comes a time in many journalists’ lives that writing is not all they want to do. As an ex-entrepreneur (The Candy People, Fabulous Phil’s Gourmet Ice Cream and Board…
Cyber War looks at possible online attacks
This is a very important and frightening book about the dangers of the “cyber war” by an expert who was advisor (assistant vice president and other titles) to three presidents…
Get political, even with your beer this fall
Just in time for the political conventions, Vermont-based craft beer brewer Magic Hat Brewing Company is set to release its quadrennial, democratically-inspired variety of libations, the Participation Variety Pak. The…
Beneath the tide
When you’re 19 years old, the world is at your fingertips, and a vacation to the beach with friends can be the time of your life! I can just picture…
Take the trip to the Newport Wine and Food Festival
For the past several weeks I have been passing out brochures about the Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival to all of my Berkshire friends, as well as displaying them…