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“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...

23 June, 2014 /

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...

22 June, 2014 /

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...

19 June, 2014 /

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...

18 June, 2014 /

It’s one more example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts – although in this case, the parts are the best of the best. Booty-shaking good. [caption id="attachment_41556" align="aligncenter" width="399"] Keller Williams, by K.W.C. Taylor[/caption] For the 2012 recording, Pick, singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Keller Williams...

16 June, 2014 /

Telluride has its festivals. Nederland has Frozen Dead Guy Days. No kidding, celebrated annually from Friday – Sunday the first full weekend of March. A centerpieces of Frozen Guy Days is a screening of the film "Grandpa's in the Tuff Shed," a magnum opus which...

15 June, 2014 /

Saturday NightGrass sold out. Rising stars, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, perform again Sunday, June 22, 1: 15 – 2:30 p.m. at 41st annual Telluride Bluegrass "Nicki has filled a void in music with her brand of vintage-tinged rocking country soul – music that's like an...

15 June, 2014 /