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Just when you think we’ve left Spanish wine behind I planned another wine tasting of, what else; Spanish wines. These are all from El Coto winery in the La Rioja region of Spain. I also have three local wine events at Vara, Milagro and Pasando Tiempo wineries to...

Last weekend I helped set up a wine tasting event of Spanish wines. The inaugural event for Albuquerque Wine Society was a great success. The wines covered many wine regions in Spain so having a map of Spain or better yet, a wine map, will come in handy while reading...

The heat wave was in full swing when I interviewed Oregon winemaker, Julia Cattrall, so I wondered; what’s it like in Dundee, Oregon? On that date the high was 82, and then only briefly, so while I was drinking Oregon wine, I was wishing I was drinking it there. So...

I suppose I could have chosen films set in the dead of winter to get some visual relief from the heat, but no I can wait for winter to set in first. I do gravitate toward beach movies or sea adventures when I want to cool off metaphorically. I love Lawrence of Arabia...

New Age is a broad category that includes electronic music as well as acoustic sounds and might include less known musical instruments. Sounds of nature and other environmental sounds are sometimes added, like whale-song and birdsong. Early efforts were not mainstream...

Since the heat wave is continuing I’m still drinking a lot of Rosé and white wines along with the occasional sparkler. So we’ll look into more Rosé wines. Since I was left with a lot of Modelo Especial from our July Fourth party, I have beer on my list as well. I’m...

This segment from the July 15 Salon Saturday radio show was broken out for those interested in film. I love film, wrote two screenplays, so far, and I’m a certified film junkie. I’d love to hear your thoughts about film. Since I didn’t cover blockbusters after 1997...

This segment of Salon Saturday radio show (KIVA 1600AM) was broken out as a separate topic for those interested in music. I know Eddy and I certainly are, so I hope you like the new format. One could go back to the time of the traveling troubadour for some of the...

Need relief from the summer heat? How about a nice Rosé? Seriously this heat wave does nothing good for red wines, particularly a big Napa Cab of 15% alcohol or above, unless perhaps you’re trapped in a wine cellar. So we’ll explore all the delicious colors and...

This week we cover a Languedoc wine tasting event I held on July 2. That will lead us into where sparkling wine was first made in France and it wasn’t in Champagne. Then we cover Crémant sparkling wines, the other French sparkler and finish up with the best summer...