IN EXACTLY THIS ORDER: READ, WINE, WHINE

And my latest list of recently relished books and bottles:

PUBLICATIONS:
KALI'S BLADE (poetry manuscript) by Michelle Bautista

Otoliths, Issue 2, No.2, Ed. by Mark Young

OTAGES, poems by John Bloomberg-Rissman

CARACAS NOTEBOOK, poems by Guillermo Parra

ON THE FLY, poems by Amy King

APPREHEND, poems by Elizabeth Robinson

PURE DESCENT, poems by Elizabeth Robinson

LITTLE EASE, poems by Aaron McCollough

THE ANATOMY OF OIL, poems by Marcella Durand

OH MISS MARY, poems by Jim McCrary

ALL THE PAINTINGS OF GIORGIONE, poems by Elizabeth Willis

from A BANNER YEAR, poems by Kate Colby

CIVILIZATION, poems by Elizabeth Arnold

CESAR'S WAY: THE NATURAL, EVERYDAY GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING & CORRECTING COMMON DOG PROBLEMS by Cesar Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier

MY FIRST CRUSH: MISADVENTURES IN WINE COUNTRY, memoir by Linda Kaplan

THE JUMP-OFF CREEK, novel by Molly Gloss
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BOOKS DURING ITALY/FRANCE TRAVELS:
WELFARE BRAT, memoir by Mary Childers

A VALLEY IN ITALY: THE MANY SEASONS OF A HOUSE IN UMBRIA, memoir by Lisa St. Aubine de Teran

THE POLISH OFFICER, novel by Alan Furst

BLOWING MY COVER: MY LIFE AS A CIA SPY, memoir by Lindsay Brown

THE ACCIDENTAL CONNOISSEUR: AN IRREVERENT JOURNEY THROUGH THE WINE WORLD, memoir by Lawrence Osborne

I SHOULD HAVE STAYED HOME: THE WORST TRIPS OF GREAT WRITERS, Eds. Roger Rapaport and Marguerite Castanara

THE LADY AND THE MONK: FOUR SEASONS IN KYOTO, memoir by Pico Iyer

BONES WOULD RAIN FROM THE SKY: DEEPENING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH DOGS, how-to by Suzanne Clothier

ORDINARY LOVE & GOOD WILL, novellas by Jane Smiley

ABUSE OF POWER, novel by Nancy Rosenberg


WINES:
1999 Schrambsberg Blanc de Noir
2003 Peter Michael Monpleisier
1996 Ch. Lynch Bages
1995 Orion Old Vines syrah
1996 Etienne Sauzet Batard-Montrachet
2002 Y
1992 Bonneau du Martray Corton Charlemagne
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WINES DURING ITALY/FRANCE TRAVELS
(Yes, ye oenophile-peeps: wine tasting notes are available):
Jacquart Brut de Nominee
2004 Chablis Champs Royaux William Fevre
2003 Corbieres Domaine de Villemajou Gerard Bertraud
2004 Moscato di Asti
2001 Roberto Voerzio Rouche dell 'Annunciata Torriglione La Morra Barolo
2001 Aldo Conterno Cicala Barolo
1999 G. Bologna Bricco dell 'Uccellone
(dessert wine) Barolo Chinato
2004 Domaine Weimbach Cuvee St. Catherine PInot Gris
2003 Blanc Fume de Puilly Daguencau
2001 Clos Fourtet St. Emilion
1999 Gevrey Chambertin Les Cazetiers Lucien Le Moiac
1997 Ch. Coutet Varsac

@ Parusso
2005 Langhe Bianco
2005 Dolatto d'Alba Prani Noce
2004 Barbera d'Alba Ornati
2004 Barbera d'Alba Superiore (barrel sample)
2004 Nebbiolo Langhe
2001 Barolo Bussia(just opened)
2001 Barolo Bussia (opened 5 hours ago)
1999 Barolo Riserva Mariondiono Vineyard
2003 Barolo

@ Moccagatta
2004 Dolcetto d'Alba
2004 Barbera d'Alba
2003 Basarin
2003 Bric Balin
2001 Basarin
2001 Bric Balin
1996 Bric Balin

@ Gaya
2004 Altenidi Brassica
2004 Maguri
2003 Barbaresco
2004 Paitin Serra Bulla Barbera d'Alba

@ Sandrone
2005 Dolcetto
2004 Barbera
2004 Nebbiolo d'Alba Valmoggione
2002 Le Vigne
2004 Conterno
2003 Cascia Frncia
2004 Cascia Francia
2005 Cascia Francia
1999 Monfortino

IN FRANCE:
2001 Margaux
1999 Lynch Bages Les Ormes de Paz
2001 Lynch Bages
2002 Les Pontet Canet
2004 Latour
2004 Les Fortes de Latour
1999 Latour
2005 Mouton (barrel sample)
2005 d'Armailhac
2005 Clerc Milan
2005 Mouton
1996 Figeac
2001 Domaine de Monteils
2003 Ch. d'Arche
2003 Ch. Pouyenne (Graves)
1998 Ch. Suduiraut
1999 Haut Brion
1999 Ponmery Cuvee Louis champagne
2004 Dauvissat Le Forest
1996 Les Forts de Latour
2002 d'Yquem
2000 Ch. Monbousquet (half bottle)
Louis Roderer Brut Cyrstal
2001 Comte Lafor Merrsault Desire
1999 Trupet Chambertin
1998 Fleur Cardinale
2001 Corbin