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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...

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...