Agoston Haraszthy, the father of California wine, was born the son of a winemaker in Hungary. His plan in emigrating to America was to make the...
By John Hailman, HT.com wine blogger What was the favorite wine of Robin Hood and his Merry Men? The same wine that made the ancient Romans...
Where there’s a dill, there’s a way. SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Druthers: Preferences regarding one’s state of existence; what a person would prefer (would rather) to...
Oxford’s annual St. John’s Drawdown raised approximately $40,000 for the Clayton Stevens Fund Trust Account, organizers say, with a record number of tickets sold and 600...
A few weeks ago, I promised to tell the story of the “Father of California Wine,” the incredible Agoston Haraszthy, who brought the Zinfandel grape to...
Ancient Romans liked their wine. In Pompeii, their resort near Naples, there were more than 100 wine bars and 20 wine shops in a city of...
Everyone needs heroes. Mine have varied from Lawrence of Arabia to baseball player Rod Carew, depending on my age and condition at the time, but one...
Keep it lighter with a Mediterranean twist By Laurie Triplette ldtriplette@aol.com SOUTHERNISM OF THE WEEK Carry on: To express oneself in an exaggerated manner, just shy...
Like most of the founding fathers, George Washington was a great wine lover, which bears remembering on his birthday. The fact is too little known today...
Powerhouse reception is part of Art Crawl The Houses for Houses program is raising money for Habitat for Humanity by putting a new house into the...