If you have been reading my reviews of Tawny Ports we started with a 10 year old, then a twenty and now a 30 year old Tawny. This 30-year old’s colour has moved from an orange to a brownish red. On the nose there has been an evolution from a rather flippant 10-year-old to aContinue reading “RKS Wines: Quinta Da Devesa 30-Year-Old Tawny Port: This Will Take you to where Musk and Branson Were for a Lot Less!”
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
RKS Films: “Intimate Enemy”: Who Controls the System?
This Slovakian film was part of the 2021 European Union Canadian Film Festival but I am sure it will be circulating around the globe as it asks an important question and that is who controls the computer system? The next time you look at a security camera spying on you well this film might comeContinue reading “RKS Films: “Intimate Enemy”: Who Controls the System?”
RKS Wines: Taylor Fladgate 20 Year Old Tawny Port
Taylor’s has been a family company since 1692. Walk into any liquor store of repute in the world and you’ll see their Port. You don’t have that longevity without producing a good product. Remember that chilling it will bring down the alcohol and enhance its flavour. It matches extremely well with soft cheeses and egg-basedContinue reading “RKS Wines: Taylor Fladgate 20 Year Old Tawny Port”
“Mutantism on the March ” :Chapter 112 Redbeard and Zorollia Start to Wobble
Squid was deeply moved with the warmth of the Zortixians, their openness and concern with the struggles of the mutant community on Earth. Could it be that they realized if they were to visit Earth they too would be considered as mutants? Squid was popular not only because of his Montenez heritage but because ofContinue reading ““Mutantism on the March ” :Chapter 112 Redbeard and Zorollia Start to Wobble”
RKS Wine: Same Grape but Different Countries: Malbec from Argentina and France; Julie Andrews vs. Marylin Monroe?
There is nothing like travelling on a wine media tour to really understand the grapes of a country or region. I have yet to visit Argentina or Cahors in France to make insightful general comparisons on their differing styles of Malbec. But I’ll try and see where my general experience leads us. Argentinian Malbecs producedContinue reading “RKS Wine: Same Grape but Different Countries: Malbec from Argentina and France; Julie Andrews vs. Marylin Monroe?”
Poetry Corner : “The Devil’s Game? Have We been Sold a Bill of Goods?”
The Devil’s Game? Have we Been Sold a Bill of Goods? I recall arriving home on Sunday to hear 666 cases of new COVID300 amongst those fully vaccinatedhas the god saving power of the vaccine been overrated?they will say at least the fully vaxxed don’t need hospitalizationisn’t that a bit of gyration from the claimsContinue reading “Poetry Corner : “The Devil’s Game? Have We been Sold a Bill of Goods?””
RKS Films: “HAB” (Cream): A Quirky, Cutting and Quasi Absurd Hungarian Film
Although “HAB” has already been screened at the 2021 Canadian European Union Film Festival it no doubt may surface throughout the world at various “Indie” cinemas. Dora (Vica Kerekes) is a quirky young Hungarian lady. She berates herself for always trying to get what she simply can’t have. She has a torrid love affair withContinue reading “RKS Films: “HAB” (Cream): A Quirky, Cutting and Quasi Absurd Hungarian Film”
RKS Wines: Niepoort 10 Years Old Tawny Port
If Late Bottled Vintage Port and Vintage Port are the lions in the Port den Tawny Port is the gazelle elegantly leaping in the tall grasses of the savannah. Aged Tawnies are blends of Ports from several years which are then kept for long periods of time in the barrel. Think of an aged TawnyContinue reading “RKS Wines: Niepoort 10 Years Old Tawny Port”
RKS Wine: Wine from the Outer Limits: Bulgarian Mavrud
Mavrud is mainly found in Bulgaria making tannic wines that take well to ageing. The wines are said to have character but little elegance. But what the heck! Escape the rabbit hole of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, Gamay, Pinot Noir and the usual red wine suspects and jump into Groundhog Day with a Mavrud. WayContinue reading “RKS Wine: Wine from the Outer Limits: Bulgarian Mavrud”
Research paper A naturalistic examination of the perceived effects of cannabis on negative affect (Journal of Affective Disorders) (1August2018)
Author links open overlay panelCarrieCuttlerabAlexanderSpradlinaRyan J.McLaughlinabcShow moreAdd to MendeleyShareCitehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.04.054Get rights and contentUnder a Creative Commons licenseopen access Highlights • Cannabis significantly reduced ratings of depression, anxiety, and stress.• Women reported larger reductions in anxiety as a function of cannabis than did men.• Low THC/high CBD cannabis was best for reducing perceived symptoms of depression.• High THC/highContinue reading “Research paper A naturalistic examination of the perceived effects of cannabis on negative affect (Journal of Affective Disorders) (1August2018)”
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