Cristin “Moxy” Castro
PORT, Things You Need to Know
What Is It?
Port as an appellation, or specific geographic area for growing wine grapes, was founded in 1756. That makes it the third oldest...
My Beginning in the Wine Community
It started like many things once did in this town, over a bottle of wine at Mezzaluna.
Reed Clemens’ sometimes notorious restaurant at 310 Colorado...
Passport to Bubbles
Since I am currently on sabbatical from the United States taking my MBA
in Fine Food and Beverage in Italy, I am having dreams...
Authenticity Uncorked
I am here to defend pleasure. At the same time, I want to protect complexity. As with art, I am not interested in what...
The Truth About the Little Green Fairy
I suppose it’s a little like risking a dining experience on the renowned puffer fish. Served properly, it is one of the world’s most...
Cool Cocktails
When the holidays come around I think of clinking glasses and cocktail parties featuring concoctions fit for my stocking – and stockings. (It’s time...
Hot Stuff!
I recently returned from a trip to the Northern California coast, where the leaves had already started to turn and a late afternoon rainstorm...
Deep Grooves and Open Bottles
Music and wine are arts that we imitate. We build the soundtrack of our lives and our experiences around them like the bull’s eye...
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