Last Saturday I had a friend over for drinks, and I bust out the 2014 William Heritage Estate Reserve Chardonnay. It was gorgeous,...

In many ways, this Fourth of July weekend will be the nation’s post-pandemic coming-out party. While COVID-19 isn’t yet defeated, close...

Last week was Father’s Day, and all my dad wanted was steak. “Dad, I can do something on the smoker if you wa—…” Nope. Steak. Ask a silly...

While Spain dominates the territory on the Iberian Peninsula, tucked into the western corner is a country that punches well above its...

I’m a little embarrassed I didn’t already know this. I’ve railed against unoaked chardonnay before: why would you bother, there are other...

Tomes can be written about the rivalry between Madrid and Barcelona, Spain’s primary cities. Blood has been spilled, friends turned to...

If you’re an avid traveler, odds are you’ve been to France at least once. It’s annually one of the top destinations for American...

It’s been a wild couple of weeks here at Wiz Manor. I had to get my cat Fido in to the vet, and it turns out he has serious heart...

Summer is here and there’s a lot to celebrate. Perhaps the oddest, most difficult school year is over or coming to an end. Things are...

Each announcement of a border reopening or removal of quarantine requirements comes with a feeling of euphoria about international travel...

Mom: She does it all for the family. That’s been even more than usual over the last 14 months. She could use a vacation, and you can be...

After months of stress, hours of hashing out agreements via attorneys, and days of packing, I still can’t quite believe it but… I moved....

After so much bad news and so many border closures throughout the pandemic, we’ll take good news whenever we can get it. And we’ve been...

This is the last WineWiz! …That I will write in this house. (Ha ha, suckers. Yeah, I move in four days and this is all the level of...

In so many ways, Bermuda stands alone. Geographically speaking, it’s by itself in the Atlantic, well to the north of the Caribbean...

Well, it’s spring! And there was a freeze warning for the night of April 22. Of course. Speaking of things that should be heralding...

This week we celebrate World Heritage day and the many wonderful UNESCO World Heritage sites scattered across the globe. This summer, new...

Even to the people we call the ancients, Egypt was ancient. The pyramids at Giza had lorded over the Western Desert for two thousand...

Myth and daily life are so intertwined in Greek life you can’t help but lose yourself in time and space. Each place you visit has...

If you’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19, you’re once again welcome in Iceland. With official paper or electronic proof of...