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What I Did On My Summer Vacation
September 1st, 2009 by Tom Johnson
We visited college friends at their Long Island weekend house. We ate fresh vegetables from the farmstands and only-recently-dead creatures from the nearby ocean. We sat on the beach and watched the sun set, and we lounged by the pool and watched the sun pass lazily overhead. We drank wine more expensive than I [...]
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The Easy Thing to Do Would Be to Sneer
August 4th, 2009 by Tom Johnson
The Epcot International Food & Wine Festival runs from September 25 to November 8.
I know: Epcot?
Full disclosure: I had a bunch of jokes ready (sample: anyone know a good recipe for mouse?) but have decided, after reading the program, not to be such a snot. Seriously: it looks like a lot of good, albeit [...]
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On the Other Hand, There’s No Telling What They’re Pouring Back in Coach
August 3rd, 2009 by Tom Johnson
Global Traveler magazine conducted a blind tasting of wines poured by airlines and determined, among other things, the domestic American airlines have a lot of catching up to do.
Winner in the red wine catagory was Alitalia, which took two of the top five spots with Fornace di Cerreto Barbera d’Asti 2004 and Coste delle Plaie [...]
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Chicago Art Institute Features Wine Exhibit
July 29th, 2009 by Tom Johnson
If you’re traveling to Chicago between now and September 20, the Art Institute features an exhibit about wine in art. Wine has always played a major role in art, and since its founding the Art Institute’s collection has included paintings, sculpture and more practical objects on a wine theme. Above is Thomas Couture’s painted woodcut [...]
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