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Joe’s Wine of the Week: Orin Swift Cellars Mannequin Chardonnay, California 2014
$ 30.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas (AR) Wine Advocate – 92 points James Suckling – 90

Joe’s Featured Wine: Antica Masseria del Sigillo Primitivo di Manduria, Puglia, Italy 2016 D.O.P.
$17.99 at Crush Wine & Spirits in Bryant, Arkansas (AR) 100% Primitivo. Six months in large French oak barrels (botti).

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

George Klein: An Interview with the King of Memphis Media
One of Memphis’ most beloved individuals is radio, television, and master of ceremonies personality, George Klein. George has broadcasted over

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

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

The Pursuit and Quagmire of Obtaining an Italian Drivers License
Probably the most convoluted and annoying Italian bureaucratic headache I’ve experienced so far was the process of obtaining my Italian