Month: February 2020

CAVORTING IN COSTIÈRES DE NÎMES

Our wine scribe Jim Walker along with his wife and partner in vinous pursuits, Hélène Buisson, had been visiting Provence and enjoying its Southern Rhône nectars for years. But little did he know that lurking just around the corner from their base in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence was a little-known wine region that held a veritable trove of tasty treasures. Read on to learn about this secret source of remarkable wines. Continue reading “CAVORTING IN COSTIÈRES DE NÎMES”

ZOMBIE SHIPS AT RISK OF BECOMING FLOATING PETRI DISHES

Bus takes infected passengers off Diamond Princess in Japan

With worldwide concern about the Wuhan Coronavirus growing, this is not the time to be stuck on a zombie ship in Asia that no one wants to let dock, and could become a floating prison under quarantine for weeks. However, once the virus is contained, there could be some tremendous values on Asian cruises in future. Continue reading “ZOMBIE SHIPS AT RISK OF BECOMING FLOATING PETRI DISHES”