Chicago, Chicago
A casual conversation turned into a weekend road trip to Chicago in search of some grub. It was supposed to be an Alinea and Trotter’s weekend, as I had been lamenting how I had never eaten at Trotter’s, and also wanting to see what the fuss was about over Alinea. However, Trotter’s has a strict [...]
Photography Competition
Just thought I would draw your atttention to our photographic competition. You can see the submissions to date by visiting www.finewinepress.com/digital. The theme is ‘People in Wine’ which includes enthusiasts, wine sales people of all kinds, sommeliers, producers and workers. Anyone with a link to wine. Perhaps you have a photograph you would like to [...]
Climate change
The Financial Times recently carried two articles which caught my eye. One was that “World scientists are certain that humans cause global warming” [FT 4 Feb 2007} and the other in the same paper was that property prices in ski resorts were suffering from a lack of snow (global warming?).
Presumably the first anthropomorphic statement [...]
Auction and Charity Imbibing
The first auction of the year saw me drinking a bit more than usual on the job. It was a big sale and by the time lunch rolled around, it was also looking like a successful sale. Since I was right on schedule, I decided to sit down to lunch with a few friends and [...]