You want steak wine? This is your steak wine
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...
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Damien Martin
Jun 22, 20214 min
Destination spotlight: Portugal
While Spain dominates the territory on the Iberian Peninsula, tucked into the western corner is a country that punches well above its...
Lara Wiz
Jun 18, 20212 min
Unaware and unoaked
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...
Damien Martin
Jun 14, 20214 min
Destination spotlight: Spain
Tomes can be written about the rivalry between Madrid and Barcelona, Spain’s primary cities. Blood has been spilled, friends turned to...
Damien Martin
Jun 7, 20214 min
Destination spotlight: France
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...
Lara Wiz
Jun 4, 20212 min
It's real cool in the cellar
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...
Damien Martin
Jun 2, 20213 min
Getaways you can go on this summer
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...
Damien Martin
May 25, 20212 min
More reopenings for summer travel
Each announcement of a border reopening or removal of quarantine requirements comes with a feeling of euphoria about international travel...
Damien Martin
May 8, 20212 min
Best vacations for mom
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...
Lara Wiz
May 7, 20212 min
Print “Hello World!”
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....
Damien Martin
May 4, 20212 min
How to go to Europe this summer
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...
Lara Wiz
Apr 30, 20212 min
Packing it up
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...
Damien Martin
Apr 26, 20214 min
Destination spotlight: Bermuda
In so many ways, Bermuda stands alone. Geographically speaking, it’s by itself in the Atlantic, well to the north of the Caribbean...
Lara Wiz
Apr 23, 20212 min
Not much contrast, but pretty beyond compare
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...
Damien Martin
Apr 19, 20213 min
Most popular World Heritage sites on each continent
This week we celebrate World Heritage day and the many wonderful UNESCO World Heritage sites scattered across the globe. This summer, new...
Damien Martin
Apr 16, 20214 min
Destination spotlight: Egypt
Even to the people we call the ancients, Egypt was ancient. The pyramids at Giza had lorded over the Western Desert for two thousand...
Damien Martin
Apr 5, 20214 min
Destination spotlight: Greece
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...
Damien Martin
Mar 29, 20214 min
Destination spotlight: Iceland
If you’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19, you’re once again welcome in Iceland. With official paper or electronic proof of...
Damien Martin
Mar 22, 20213 min
Destination spotlight: Belize
Belize might not be a large country, even by Central American standards, but there are so many layers it’s worth a deep dive — and not...
Lara Wiz
Mar 19, 20212 min
Groovin' on GrünerGroovin' on grüner
Oh no! Disaster! And for once I’m not talking about house stuff. (At the moment. That could change. I haven’t checked my email or text...
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