The 2017 harvest is resting in tank and barrel in Argentina and Chile. Winter is coming, but not here. Way up North there is planting to do and enjoying the sun with grills blazing; we eat and play. Grab hold of these beautiful imports and create some gustatory...
My Mom won’t see this email. She’s not very good with social media and, to be honest, she shouldn’t be. She’s 82. She does find websites with cute puppies and cats on her iPad, though, and then tries to forward them to me, but it seldom works. I can get flowers and...
Every now and then I find a wine or winery that gets me excited about the wine business and makes me want to share the news with everyone! This is one of those times. Clay and Margarita Shannon and their wineries, Vigilance and Shannon Ridge, are just what the doctor...
As Spring rolls on and we gather for parties, picnics, grilling with friends etc. I’m looking for really good values to make everybody happy. We feel we have hit pay dirt with Line39 wines from California. Named for the fact the 39th parallel goes through Napa and...
For many of you, the issues of Biodynamic, Organic and Sustainable farming are not important to your wine buying decision making. For others, though, it’s foremost in their mind when they shop for food, wine etc. For us at Top Ten, we are looking to find the...
As we all woke to snow earlier this week we might have assumed Spring has fallen asleep on the job. I am a little anxious to get going with outdoor activities, open the windows and break out of my Winter cloister. Forget the weather, it’s Easter time and it’s time to...
