Gwyneth Paltrow: actress, wine lover, and birthday girl 
My dear mom spent over 24 hours at San Jose Hospital on what she claims to have been the hottest day of the year back in 1957. Apparently I was quite snuggy-buggy there in the womb and didn’t want to come out!
But there’s an inevitability to such things, […]

A Bordello Barolo, Chapter One
With friends in low places, it’s still possible to have a high time, especially when there’s a bordello involved.
(tags: wine lodging travel port costa bash 50th birthday milestone party)

The Monterey Inn: former bordello, now historic California hotel
Parolees that have no place to stay are directed to the Monterey Inn but are […]

“What was the name of that gal that left early on Saturday? I promised to invite her to the PC bash.”
“I believe you refer to Wendy, Andy. Good hiker; we climbed White Mountain together in ‘04. What PC bash?”
“You know - that mondo weekend bash I’m planning. It’s going to be hiking on Saturday, dinner […]

30 days. That’s how long I was away from this blog.
I kinda missed the interaction, checking the stats, reading the words of others, writing my own, being regularly and happily immersed in the middle of something vital: this exotically rich and chaotic vinoambuloblogospheric wonderland. Typically when I’m away from something I do regularly, it’s natural […]

Speculation has been rampant as to my whereabouts; certainly reports of my demise have been greatly exculpated. But after being away from this blog for a month, dear readers, I’m back here at the Winehiker Central keyboard and ready to once again launch my usual antics into the greater cosmos. If you’ve been missing me […]