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Joe’s Featured Wine: Radley & Finch Alley Pack Chenin Blanc, Western Cape, South Africa 2018
$12.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas (AR) The majority of the grapes come from the Agter Paarl

Hammeken Cellars Tosalet Vinyes Velles (Old Vines) Priorat, Spain (DOQ) 2014
$25.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas (AR) 90 points – Wine Spectator 50% Garnacha / 35% Cariñena

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

Carol Channing 1921-2019
With the passing this week of a legend of the theater stage, Carol Channing, at the age of 97, a

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

It’s Not Supposed to Snow in Tuscany!
No-no-no-no! This was not in the guidebook. This isn’t supposed to happen in Tuscany, but I kid you not. Snow

Carnevale in Venice 2003
This year I decided to visit Venice with some friends during Carnival, known as Carnevale di Venezia. I stayed at