Author Archives: Jim

A Simple Question

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Jim

“Jimbo, where do Republicans come from?” The question was posed by Max, age five.  We were on our way to the High Temple of Dinosaur Fossils in New Haven: Yale’s Peabody Museum.  Sometimes there are long breaks between questions and … Continue reading →

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40 Years Ago

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Jim

Where were you 40 years ago?  I watched our lunar landing from the train station of a Czech  border town.  I had been kicked off a night train going from Berlin to Vienna because I did not have a “transit visa.”  The border … Continue reading →

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Chardonnay

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Jim

America loves Chardonnay.  We drink more of it than of any other wine.  We grow it in virtually every State that is planted to vinifera vines.  We produce more of it than they do in France!  In the words of … Continue reading →

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Wines of the Southern Rhone

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Jim

Viticulture first appeared in the Rhone Valley around 600 BC; but it wasn’t until the 13th Century when the Papal See moved from Rome to Avignon that production of wine significantly expanded. In contrast to the Northern Rhone which is … Continue reading →

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