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This show actually aired on October 21 and the Rhone white wines on October 28, but at least I got both uploaded . . . sigh! Anyway this show was about our first scary wine for Halloween, and an excuse to cover Chilean wines which are always on my radar and the one I...

In this segment of Salon Saturday we are considering wines that go with horror films based on Frankenstein. The first significant film was Frankenstein in 1931. Metascore gave a 91 rating to this classic horror film. Boris Karloff did not even get a credit for the...

This segment of Salon Saturday aired on the October 21 radio show. We are in October Country, which is one of my favorite Ray Bradbury novels and inspirations. So while our art cannot, as we wish it could, save us from wars, privation, envy, greed, old age, or death,...

This is a segment of Salon Saturday that aired on October 21. I’m once again pairing wines and spirits to movies and no surprise; we’re covering werewolves, who, unlike vampires do drink wine. Usually with a side of meat, but still, who doesn’t like a thick juicy...

We are on the cusp of Halloween and a day before my own Halloween party, which follows Opera Southwest’s Bluebeard’s Castle. The wine for my monthly wine tasting at Albuquerque Country Club is Roussanne, a classic Rhone white grape so we’ll explore Rhone Valley white...

This was a segment of the October 14 Salon Saturday radio show. Since my first published novel, The Phoenix Society could be classified as a horror novel, and I mean that in a good way, I wanted to cover horror novels and authors that have influenced me and countless...

Well I didn’t expect to be this far behind in my blogs, but spending over a month in Hawaii and poor health in the reminder of December sure helped. All the same the wines of Loire Valley are timeless so forgive me as I try to catch up. Loire Regional Wines While I...

While on a trip to Kentucky last month, I read LA Confidential and found the difference between film and book very dramatic. That inspired me to cover crime films as part of my September 2 and 9 Salon Saturday shows. The third part is still in the works. Film: Crime...

One of my wine clubs, actually, my only wine club, is with Castoro Cellars in Paso Robles, California. After sampling a few of their wines I knew it was time to revisit this wonderful wine region. I also visited the new tasting room for Justin Wine Cellars, which was...

It was a fun-filled weekend with a visit to Milagro on Saturday and a Spanish wine tasting event at my home on Sunday. The El Coto wine tasting event was a big success with thumbs up on all the wines. El Coto Wine Tasting: The results As I mentioned last week, El Coto...