Life and Death

by | Feb 7, 2012 | Blog, Cultivating Well-being, Featured

Wandering in a vineyard this time of year, where the vines are grarly or straight up in a line… No leaves upon them and many shorn of their wavy canes, The vineyard looks dead. No signs of life. Until the mustard blossoms. And the green grasses appear. and when...

Jewels of our Vines

by | Jan 31, 2012 | Blog, Featured, Wine

It is almost 30 years ago that I started my journey into the inner beauty of wine. It began at Sterling Vineyards when they had an artist-in-residence program and I was fortunate to be selected with two years to prepare. I was guided by the winemaker Theo Rosenbrand...

The Art in Wine

by | Jan 19, 2012 | Art and Science, Blog, Featured, Shaping Taste, Wine

This is a portrait of 2001 Viader cabernet sauvignon (Bordeaux blend) at 3 years old. I started my professional life as a serious medical scientist on the faculty of the University of California Medical School. My specialties were biochemistry, hematology (blood) and...

Vitamin B12

by | Jan 12, 2012 | Art and Science, Blog, Featured, Secrets of Your Cells

Last night I watched the Dr. Oz Show and when he started to talk about the symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency, I paid attention.  Almost everything he mentioned – fatigue, low energy,mood swings,  poor memory, tingling, a few more – I was experiencing. ...