Salon Saturday December 10

Introduction Last week we spent a fair amount of time discussing wines for the appetizers and main courses there is one other really big area to cover; the desserts that are such a part of the holidays. There are Christmas Cakes, Gingerbread men, all manner of...

Salon Saturday December 05

Introduction So now that turkey day is gone, except for the leftovers – turkey tetrazzini anyone? – we can focus on Christmas. After the Thanksgiving crowd left we needed to lay down some more wine for several December upcoming events. That means red,...

Salon Saturday November 11

Introduction The holidays are full upon us and that means families getting together, old friends meeting again, glasses raised or clinked to signify our coming together and giving thanks. “The frost is on the pumpkin, the juice is in the barn, waiting for our waiting...

Salon Saturday November 05

Introduction Moving on from Halloween and Day of the Dead we come to Thanksgiving; a holiday in the middle of late fall when leaves in most places have already fallen or gathered into piles for children to dive into. Along the Rio Grande and backed by the Sandias we...

Salon Saturday October 22

Salon Saturday is a new format for my radio show. It expands on wine topics I previously wrote about to include Music, Film, Books, Locales, and Restaurants. Separate tabs will take the reader to that portion of the blog of most interest. Comments on the new format...

Wine and a Horror Movie! An update

This is an update from last year’s blog with a few additions and more details. In the past, I’ve done Hollywood & Vine presentations covering movies about wine so now I’d like to do one on Horror Movies and Spirits. Now, right off the bat let me say no decent...