Monthly Archives: February 2011

Who Makes the Best Gamay Wines in the World?…


>by Melba Allen Regardless of the fact that wines made from the gamay grape helped to save many poor souls from the black death that broke out in Europe between 1348 and 1350, it was eventually banished from its home … Continue reading

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Discovering Sandeman’s Port


By Melba Allen The longest part of my trip to Oporto, Portugal, wasn’t the air flight, but the getting up for a 7 o’clock flight, which I feel is kind of early to be catching a plane. Especially when you … Continue reading

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