A few historians have wondered whether the Founding Fathers (and Mothers) were alcoholics. I beg to differ. Life was hard back in the early 18th century and while early Americans loved to drink fortified wines from Portugal and hard cider from stills hidden in the hills, they also had a religious streak which prevented […]

I was so excited I was out of breath. I called the Wine Goddess at Lowell General Hospital/Saints campus. She heard the puff, puff, puff in my voice and was ready to hit the red alert button for 911 when I started singing her favorite Andrea Bocelli song, “Con Te Partiro (Time to Say Goodbye),” […]

Spanish wines are red hot right now, an extremely high quality bargain. Why? Many producers are expanding into global markets for the first time, taking big aim at the growing wine consumption in America. Recently, I attended a gala wine-tasting event at Symphony Hall, where eight producers from Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha region presented their bottlings. […]