Allow me to set the stage. Our character is an idealistic young man, who has recently become a wine sommelier. The future looks bright for our vinous hero, filled with innumerable opportunities for partaking of fine food and drink, as well as for enjoying unceasing adulation from grateful ‘wine civilians,’ eager to take full advantage of his knowledge of food-and-wine pairings, not to mention his advice on what wines to procure at local shops --- READ MORE
PHOTOS OF FRANCE AND ITALY (OCTOBER, 2007) --- In the past, I have refrained from taking pictures while traveling abroad, always gaping in amazement at other tourists around me who are snapping photos non-stop and never really leisurely taking in their surroundings. This time, however, I decided that a few photos here and there might be nice for my growing audience of true wine enthusiasts. Most of the pictures came out superbly --- HAVE A LOOK