My approach and experiences with the expansive and ever-expanding world of wine has changed over the years. Early on, I drank to fit my budget. My palate was inexperienced and my wallet was thin. The … [Read more...]
The Story of the Kitchen, From Survival to Self-Fulfillment
By Bill Primavera “Don’t even bother to show me anything that doesn’t have a new kitchen…you’d be wasting your time and mine,” said the wonderfully assertive woman who called my real estate … [Read more...]
The Appreciation of Wine Through Our Sensory Perceptions
At my periodic wine tasting events for consumers I always emphasize that we each have individual, unique palates. Our palate influences our unique senses of taste and smell. Our palate influences our … [Read more...]
Consequences of Divorce When There Are Real Estate Considerations
By Bill Primavera Depending on which statistics are to be believed, perhaps more than 50 percent of us today decide not to heed the Bible’s warning in Matthew: “What God hath joined together, let … [Read more...]
On the Road In Search of a California Wine Gem
There is a disconnect that marks the state of retail wine sales in the United States today. The quality of wines being produced domestically has been on the upswing every year over the past quarter … [Read more...]
How to Live With and Address Noise Problems in Our Midst
By Bill Primavera Recently I was made aware that I’m probably a noisy person. Not to myself so much, but maybe to others. More and more, if I’m watching television in one room and my wife is in … [Read more...]
The Conundrum of Satisfying One’s Maturing Palate
When I was a young man, I thought like a young man, acted like a young man and drank like a young man. Now that I have matured, I think, act and drink like a mature man (with apologies to the Bible … [Read more...]
Here Are Some Tips for Easy Spring Gardening
By Bill Primavera Most every spring I write a piece about simplifying garden chores to achieve maximum effect in design and color with minimum effort in planting, weeding and especially bending and … [Read more...]
Ferreting Out Wine Gems Has Never Been Easier – and More Difficult
Today’s wine market is unlike any in the history of the retail wine trade. Never has there been more wine available at such high-quality levels and at such reasonable quality and price … [Read more...]
For Better Home Security, Take Certain Precautions
By Bill Primavera Now that I live in a condo building with great security, I don’t worry about the possibility of a burglary. But for many years, after having had an unsettling experience when I … [Read more...]
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