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CUPCAKE RED VELVET WINE Cupcake Red Velvet wine was unexpectedly excellent! From Livermore, CA the 2011 Cupcake Red Velvet is a blend of red varietals with a Zinfandel base. Released winter of 2012, it was harvested Sept. – Oct. 2011 and has an alcohol content of 13.5%. According to the winemaker, the wine has “fantastic […]

IMPROVING OUR CHILDREN’S HEALTH   Nutrition, education, and food policy affect all of our children. There are so many foods and ingredients that are being put on our grocery store shelves and served at school cafeterias that are banned in other countries. Why are we feeding our children who are growing and developing foods that […]

SUMMER BREEZE // CONNECTICUT WHITES As someone who had the opportunity to help pick grapes for Sharpe Hill Vineyard, I can tell you a lot of care goes into how they make their wine. The Sharpe Hill Vineyard Ballet of Angels wine is reflective of that care. Sharpe Hill Vineyard Ballet of Angels is a […]

MOVIE REVIEW OF ”THE DEAD DON’T DIE” Imagine what would have happened had zombies invaded Mayberry on “The Andy Griffith Show,” and you may be amused by arthouse filmmaker Jim Jarmusch’s “The Dead Don’t Die,” (** OUT OF ****) co-starring Bill Murray and Adam Driver as two clueless small-town cops combatting the first contingent of […]

MOVIE REVIEW OF ” ANGLE HAS FALLEN” The third time isn’t as charming for “Shot Caller” director Ric Roman Waugh’s “Angel Has Fallen” (**1/2 OUT OF ****), the second sequel in the president’s bodyguard trilogy, which commenced with “Olympus Has Fallen” (2013) and then “London Has Fallen” (2016). Despite a stellar cast of familiar faces […]

MOVIE REVIEW OF ”VAULT” “Almost Mercy” writer & director Tom DeNucci and co-scenarist B. Dalton take on more than they can task in “Vault,” (** OUT OF ****), an ambitious but humdrum portrayal of a fateful robbery that also heralded the decline of the Italian mobs in America.  Basically, “Vault” depicts a little known but […]

MOVIE REVIEW OF ”ABDUCTION” Hollywood makes three kinds of sci-fi flicks.  First, epics that occur in space.  Second, stories that transpire on Earth.  Third, yarns that utilize both settings.  “Abduction” qualifies as the second.  The premise of “Assassination Games” director Ernie Barbarash’s “Abduction” (** OUT OF ****), a tolerably cheesy sci-fi saga mashed up with […]

MERCYME TALKS ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF THERE HIT SONG IN THE MOVIE “I CAN ONLY IMAGINE” MercyMe may be celebrating their 25thanniversary, but the popular Christian rock-pop band isn’t being all that nostalgic when it comes to the choice of songs they’re performing on their current Imagine Nation tour. “We actually had that discussion early […]

Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul Feature Steve Van Zandt never expected that in 2019 he’d be in the midst of a two-year period that has produced two excellent new solo albums and returned him for the first time since the mid-1980s to the role of band leader – fronting a 15-piece band, no […]

Hootie & the Blowfish Talks About Their Comeback Tour Hootie & the Blowfish could easily have made their return after a decade-long hiatus with a tour on which they simply played their hits and fan-favorite album cuts from the five albums the group made during their initial 20-year run. Instead, the group will have a […]

Brandi Carlile Talks About Her Current Album In a day and age when artists spawned by YouTube and reality show competitions are here today and gone tomorrow, Brandi Carlile represents a throwback to an era when truly gifted musicians achieved a level of respected longevity. With the release of “By the Way, I Forgive You,” […]