Monthly Archives: January 2016

I Am a Master of Bordeaux, 2016

Posted on January 28, 2016 by intoxreport

I may never be able to tack that coveted MW onto my name; I may never wear an MS badge in my lapel and I may never be a Certified Specialist of Wine (which I would have to spell out … Continue reading →

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Monticello: Uncle Tom’s Mansion

Posted on January 26, 2016 by intoxreport

When you do the math, slavery was legal in Virginia for longer than it has been illegal.  The ‘peculiar institution’ was such a defining force in the history of the state that even today, scar tissue is everywhere. The exploitation … Continue reading →

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The Jinx Fragment, Chapter 3

Posted on January 24, 2016 by intoxreport

An excerpt from Chapter 3 of ‘The Jinx Fragment’ Follow the link at the end if you want more… Chapter 3:  The Jinx Fragment Carmilla struggled past the screen door of the drafty old house on Auden, holding it open … Continue reading →

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Chrysalis Vineyard: Hey, Hey, You, You—Lay Off of McCloud

Posted on January 23, 2016 by intoxreport

Taking a brief sabbatical from my sabbatical, here’s a chapter from ‘Norton Wine: Walking Off To Look For America’… Back stories are the lifeblood of any literary journey, and like Lewis and Clark—whose epic river trek in 1804 was commissioned … Continue reading →

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‘The Jinx Fragment’: Chapter 2

Posted on January 22, 2016 by intoxreport

…I’m taking a brief sabbatical from Intoxicology Report to write a pair of wine books.  ‘Norton Wine: Walking Off To Look For America’, a book about a genuine native American varietal that can, in its best incarnation, rival vitis vinifera.  … Continue reading →

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Unnatural Detroit, Naturally

Posted on January 13, 2016 by intoxreport

…I’m taking a brief sabbatical from Intoxicology Report to write a pair of wine books.  ‘Norton Wine: Walking Off To Look For America’, a book about a genuine native American varietal that can, in its best incarnation, rival vitis vinifera.  … Continue reading →

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Ken Schramm: A Friend With Mead is a Friend Indeed

Posted on January 2, 2016 by intoxreport

Walk through the door of Schramm’s Mead and you’ll likely encounter two kinds of individual: Those who have no idea what mead is and those who know who the American Homebrewers Association named 1984’s ‘Meadmaker of the Year’. I’m guessing … Continue reading →

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When Chefs Go Rogue: Tesar Tasers Tony B.

Posted on January 1, 2016 by intoxreport

I’m old enough to remember when Jimmy Carter almost deep-sixed his 1976 presidential bid by telling Playboy magazine that he ‘lusted after women in his heart’. In those days, a pious Christian family-man simply did not make those sorts of … Continue reading →

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