This year has really been a blessed, big ticket ride for me!
The weekly wine column has boomed ahead and is now in six newspapers in Southern California and the world wide web at www.tasteofwinetv.com.
I have so many more friendships that have grown from my wine adventures. I have easily attended over 200 wine events and wineries, interviewing winemakers and writing on wines from around the world. When I can, I have been learning the art of Bocce Ball, a kind of Italian bowling game in a growing club in Encinitas.
My Sons of Italy Club hosted its annual summer Italian Festa, a public celebration to showcase Italian culture that I originated in 2005.
In the spring, a cruise took me deep into the Sea of Cortez in Mexico’s lesser known but exotic coastal ports. I drank some lovely Mexican wines from the Guadalupe Valley.
In the fall, I was privileged to be a featured attraction at a Food and Wine Benefit, showcased in an Italian style hillside villa in North San Diego Country at $1,000. per person. I performed the wine segment and my food partner was the Food Channel’s newest sensation, Chef Jeff Henderson. The upscale wine/food combination is magic!
My sincere best wishes for your joy and happiness this season and on into the challenges of the new year. And always remember…
“il migliore vino requello che si bene congli amici.”
(the best wine is the one you have with friends.)
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