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Plus, a bottle to cellar and B.C. wine events happening this week.

Plus, a bottle to cellar and B.C. wine events happening this week.

Plus, a bottle to cellar and B.C. wine events happening this week.

March 30, 2021 I saw the mountains that rose from the water, saw the first men of wood, saw the water jars that turned against the men, saw the dogs that tore at their faces. I saw the faceless god who is behind the gods. I saw the infinite processes that shape a single happiness, and, understanding all, I also came to understand the writing on the tiger. It is a formula of fourteen random (apparently random) words, and all I would have to do to become omnipotent is speak it aloud...

Remembering a trip to France as spring brings to mind wines of the Loire Valley Mary Earl View Comments One April in Paris, I rented a car with castles, gardens and, of course, wine on my itinerary. I headed south to roam the Loire Valley, touring castles, sipping white wines and wandering around gorgeous gardens. There are a dozen or so chateaux built during the Renaissance and Classical periods. They were the summer residences of princes and kings and their wives and many mistresses. And they...

Sauvignon Blanc is famous from Sancerre and Bordeaux in France but plantings have increased enormously around the world in the last 20 years, not least in New Zealand and Chile. Its aromatic character is easy to like and to recognize. And it can make outstanding wines.