This week is all about wine and fine food as the 2014 Telluride Wine Festival gears up today for a full weekend of activities. But I couldn't resist sharing the new promo video that I saw floating around the internet for the 33rd Annual Telluride Mushroom...
[caption id="attachment_42543" align="alignright" width="300"] Bela with Brooklyn Rider[/caption] It’s easy to get a little frustrated when Bluegrass comes to town. Our mountain hamlet transforms itself overnight and becomes as traffic-packed as a city. Like a river overflowing its banks in spring, the town overflows. Trying to...
“The practice of drinking wine and then find something to say about it has always had a certain national character,” observed The New Yorker. [caption id="attachment_42286" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Kimberly & Keith of Wine Life Radio[/caption] The universal appeal of grape is supported by the numbers. Wine sales...
This is Wine Festival Week here in Telluride, so why not some sexy wine facts from The Daily Meal...
“Each section addresses an aspect of what I’ve come to believe: this is the best time in a generation to drink California wine. More than that, today marks the arrival of a mature American wine culture, where producers are confident enough not to mimic the...
The 33rd Annual Telluride Wine Festival, produced in conjunction with the Telluride Ski Resort, officially Thursday, June 26- Sunday, June 29, 2014, is proud to announce a brand new partnership with the 12th annual Telluride Musicfest, at the first of their 4 concerts this Wednesday, June 25th at the Mai home near the old...
Any self-respecting poet of pinot can rattle off a list of reasons why grape is good. For starters, wine complements and enhances the taste of food. “I cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food,” W.C. Fields. [caption id="attachment_42156" align="aligncenter" width="600"] TWF- Italians[/caption] On dark...
Louis XIV sat on the throne of France for 72 years (1643 – 1715). [caption id="attachment_42214" align="aligncenter" width="600"] “King” Sam Bush, by Tim Benko[/caption] Queen Victoria ruled the British empire for 63 years, 216 days. Elizabeth II, also of the United Kingdom, is hot on Victoria’s heels, having...
Here is an excerpt from an article by Isabel McCan of the 303Magazine Music Desk that includes who they believe the top 5 must-see acts are at this years' Telluride Bluegrass Festival. The article explains not only who the acts are but also why there...
“If you look up the definition of sonic perfection, there just might be a picture of bluegrass super duo Dailey and Vincent,” Steve Leggett, All Music Since 1981, Sunday morning at Telluride Bluegrass has rhymed with gospel. In the bad old days, that roughly translated to...
