Medi-Tasting is the new concept that pairs mindfulness with wine. How does it work? And how else can we bring mindfulness to wine-tasting?

The Winter 2018 issue of Gastronomica features my research paper “A Tale of Two Cities: Differences in Wine-Drinking Culture in Nice and...

“We drink bottles, not glasses!” This quote scribbled out on a survey seemed to epitomize English wine-drinking culture four years ago....

When most Southern Illinoisan kids hit age 21, we transition into adulthood with momentous ritual celebration. Our rites of passage into...

Once upon a time, on a late-March morning, I awoke with heavy lids in an enchanting farmhouse in the midst of sunny Austrian forests and...

Christmastime in an Austrian postcard village may just be the most magical experience in the world. Between the toy-like knickknacks sold...

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi The...