'Wines'

Sing-a-long, Sadie Hawkins, Willcox Wine Tasting, Valentines Day, Chinese New Year

This is a busy weekend not just in Tucson but…

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On Monday, Jan. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. Tucson’s one named-wonder Janos Wilder hosts “Women of Bordeaux…

What’s a cholive? It’s like what it sounds…a chocolate olive. Not a chocolate covered olive but a chocolate olive, a cocktail chocolate that pairs well with cocktails or coffee laced with liquors and spirits. Cholives are a bit decadent but…

My Thanksgiving dinner got pared down to three people…another friend plus her husband who recently came home from the hospital.

I prepared some food which I brought to her house and while it was heating, two of us were going…

I saved my favorite for last. Yes, I’ve been on a serious Noir kick for the last few years and, once again, it has nothing to do with a certain wine movie I’ve yet to watch. Although, if that had…

Not exactly a new grape, Malbec is one of many grown in the Bordeaux region, usually as a mix-in to (once again) smooth out Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s a very popular grape to plant, however, in South America and it’s the…

By the time you read this message on Thursday, November 19, the Internet’s bandwidth will be plagued by hundreds of blurbs…

Oh, probably one of the better known reds and, in some circles, the most maligned. Just the word “Merlot” sounds like smoky back rooms and…

Are you looking for just the right wine to pair with your Thanksgiving turkey?  Do you need an expert to tell you exactly…

With our trip through the Alphahol complete, at least this round, I thought it’d be nice to take a break from cocktails and, instead, discuss a gentler subject: wine. Since I’m more a fan of reds than white, this month

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