Ken Payton, one of the administrators of an excellent site called (you won't forget this one) Reign of Terroir, has recently asked me some some searching and wide-ranging questions.

For those who may be otherwise engaged this Sunday June 24th at 12:30 (roasting hogs, for example, or cycling the route of the Grand Depart of the Tour de France which whistles off through southern En

I was in China between May 22nd and June 1st 2007.

Stardate March 27th 2007, and my blog begins with a glass of tea. It’s mid-afternoon, and I’ve just opened up a packet of Phoenix Honey Orchard oolong tea.