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This week I’ve reprised a column from several years ago. Feel free to reach out with your comments, From the Mediterranean diet to the American Fast Food Nation dietary habits, culinary traditions have evolved, more over the past 50 years

I’m often asked about the price-to-quality factor in wine purchases. Readers want to know if “standard brands” are good values and if artisanal wines produced by small wineries are worth the extra investment. By now most of you can anticipate

In my last column, I presented the rarified world of wine auctions and my experience as a participant (more as an observer, really) of a high-end auction conducted by Christie’s Auction House. These world-renowned auctions are conducted in major cities

The California agricultural industry is the juggernaut of the food industry. It supplies more farmed table products to the world than any other nation. On a micro level, the California wine industry supplies over 90 percent of wine produced domestically.

Super Bowl Sunday is upon us again. And spectacle LVIII is a rematch of spectacle LIV. Regardless of the long gridiron tradition of the game, it is as anticipated for its off-field festivities as it is for its on-field combat.

In my travels through wine regions and wine trade events, I invariably find myself favoring a particular subregion or varietal. The experiences of enjoying the culture, landscape and wine of numerous locales, here and abroad, have left fond memories etched

It’s the middle of the workweek and you’re stressed out, even more so than last week’s stressful situation of the day. You’ve been texting with your significant other and agree you both need a mid-week attitude adjustment – take-out from

In the grand “Bacchusphere” of the wine world, facts and myths swirl around and can become inexplicably intertwined. The distinction between the two sometimes becomes blurred, imperceptible to even the experienced mind. Just tune in to Fox News or MSNBC

It is the height of the celebratory season. Whether at a house party or restaurant, as the host or a guest, with a large group or in an intimate couple setting, many Americans tend to include a bit of alcoholic

Questions abound concerning conflicting information that constantly surrounds us. How do we resolve diametrically opposed news offerings – whether in print, on television or on the internet? How is it that “experts” who state the “truth” can be so polarized