Legacy Archive
Southwest France Foods & Wines
While Bordeaux has the region’s most famous wineries, some of my most memorable food and wine parings are found farther inland, following the Dordogne River east, or the Garonne south toward the Pyrenees Mountains and Spain.
Great Cabernets and Where to Find Them
Aside from deciding which type of wine to pour for holiday dinners, where the grapes are grown makes a real difference in how much you’ll like it and how well it will go with your menu. This week we’ll look at the world’s greatest grape variety, and we’ll discuss where it’s grown, the variety of styles available and the wider variety of prices.
Pacific Northwest Overview
Some of the today’s best wines are grown in America’s Pacific Northwest. Located along the 45th parallel, as are some of the world’s most famous vineyards, the many and varied microclimates make a great home for such diverse grape varieties as pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon and reisling.
News of the Weird: Naval Picking and More
Librarian Graham Barker, 45, of Perth, Australia, casually revealed to a reporter in October that his hobby of 26 years — harvesting his own navel lint daily, just before he showers — has now won acclaim in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Give Thanks And Share
Food pantries such as the NWA Food Bank are always on a stressed level during the holiday season, and with the hard economic times, this year is no different.
News Of The Weird: Surreal Estate
Sixty-two percent of the 12 million people of Mumbai, India, live in slums, but the city is also home to Mukesh Ambani’s 27-story private residence (37,000 square feet, 600 employees serving a family of five), reported to cost about $1 billion.
BETTER WITH AGE?
About 20 percent of Japan’s adult-video market is now “elder porn” with each production featuring one or more studly seniors — Shigeo Tokuda, 76, among the most popular.
'The Secrets' Are Out In Book
Professors Lynn Jacobs and Jeremy Hyman created the guide all students pursuing an academic career should check out; “The Secrets of College Success” won the USA Book News Best Books 2010 Award for the category college guides. The book is available for purchase at The University of Arkansas Bookstore on Garland Avenue.
Cool Weather Cooking
I have been sick for what seems like 14 years, and I have barely been able to heave my bedraggled self out of bed, much less go out to eat anywhere. So, in lieu of a review, I thought I’d share some of my favorite cool weather recipes with you.
Amador County
Roughly 45 minutes east of Sacramento, which is only about two hours from San Francisco (and about one hour west of Lake Tahoe), is the beautiful, bucolic Sierra Foothills wine region, particularly Amador County.
