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Wine in the Movies
Here are a few favorite movie scenes in which wine is discussed. Notorious (1946) Scene Setup: American agent, T.R.

Joe’s Featured Wine: Mira Syrah Hyde Vineyard, Los Carneros, Napa Valley 2013
$53.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas (AR) 100% Syrah. Aged for 18 months in French oak barrels

A Tennis Legend: An Interview with Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta was one of the most talented and dynamic tennis players in the history of the game. In the

The Rome Film Festival Debut 2006
Reporting to you all this week from the press room at the Cinema Festa Internazionale di Roma running from Friday

Margot Fonteyn: Celebrating the Life of the Last Great Ballerina
“A bird of beautiful plumage taking pleasure and exulting in its wings.” — British poet Sacheverell Sitwell’s description of Margot

Harry’s Bar: A Celebration of a Modern-Day Wonder of Venice
Arriving in Venice I drove across the laguna on the Ponte della Libertà and into the Garage Communale around

Slitti: A Tuscan Chocolate Tale
Head out west on the A11 autostrada from Florence, exit at Montecatini Terme and drive south to Monsummano. Eventually you’ll