California Zinfandel Prime Regions

As we head into Thanksgiving week we are sampling a uniquely American grape; Zinfandel. There are several areas that excel with this grape, and many of them are in California where the grape originated on American soil. This grape like so many others arrived courtesy...

Up On the Rooftop: A Christmas Story

The pounding on the door jolted me out of a sound slumber. Between the fragile warmth of a New Mexican winter sun and the background rumble of the heater; early afternoons make me drowsy. The midday sun flooded the family room with golden light, and with my wife’s...