Grapevine Tales
Below are the last columns written by Lyle Fujioka
Finding Food Heaven Down Under
Friday - July 14, 2006
By Lyle Fujioka
As a 24-7 caregiver for my late wife Sue, it was a challenge for me to disengage and seek respite time. The nature of her terminal, neuromuscular disease required round-the-clock attention, and it became increasingly difficult to simply sleep.
Read Column>>The Painful Pleasure Of Vin Italy
Friday - May 05, 2006
By Lyle Fujioka
In the past, I’ve conveyed insight into my pleasure/pain life as a wine merchant and my love of everything Italian. Vin Italy, Italy’s most prestigious wine fair, provided the setting where these two life forces collided and left me wondering why my airbag failed to deploy.
Read Column>>The Tough Life Of A Wine Guy
Friday - April 07, 2006
By Lyle Fujioka
As a wine merchant, I’ve often been teased about what is perceived as having the ideal job. This conclusion seems reasonable when one considers the “work” requires tasting hundreds of wines, dining at the finest restaurants and traveling to the great wine regions of the world.
Read Column>>A Love Of All Things Italian
Friday - February 24, 2006
By Lyle Fujioka
Who else but the Italians could have staged such a spectacular opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics? The drama, passion and engineering magnificence of Italian culture were all captured at Torino. The following is a recap of my lifelong love affair with everything Italian.
Read Column>>A Napa Valley Pilgrimage
Friday - January 27, 2006
By Lyle Fujioka
The one pilgrimage every wine lover usually makes is to Napa Valley. Nowhere in the world can you find the proliferation and density of wineries than the jewel of California. It would take weeks to visit every winery on Napa’s famed Highway 29 alone.
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