ShareFor most people, Africa summons up images of lions, tigers, and baboons. So in preparation for our trip to South Africa, and in relation to the most famous and dangerous game we’d see on safari, my wife liked to quiz me: “What are the big five?” (The answer is lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, and water [...]

Share Few expected that one of Europe’s most Catholic countries, Spain, would enact the world’s most liberal gay marriage legislation in July. And fewer, perhaps, expected Spain to be the source of some of this century’s most exciting wines.
But my tasting group, The Ladies Tasting Society, has been following both Spanish politics and enology for [...]