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Joe’s Wine of the Week: THE Franc Cosentino Winery, Lodi, California 2015
Cosentino Winery THE Franc, Lodi, California AVA 2015 $14.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas 93.5% Cabernet Franc

Joe’s Featured Wine: Montinore Estate Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2015
$13.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas (AR) Fresh critus and melon fruit with mineral notes. Solid acidity.

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

Leslie Caron and the Auberge La Lucarne aux Chouettes
– Leslie Caron and the Auberge La Lucarne aux Chouettes – An Interview with Leslie Caron Leslie Caron and the

Locked in Lucca
One weekend in October last year, I decided to visit Lucca. I thought I was long over due to visit