In Ontario we are accustomed to drinking world class Cabernet Franc produced here. So much so is it possible we overlook Saumur Champigny from the Loire in France? Don’t be deep faked by France with Cabernet Franc! In this case we try a Domaine Raton Clos des Cordeliers Cuvée Prestige Saumur Champigny 2019. Aroma: PrimaryContinue reading “RKS WINES OF FRANCE: A Cabernet Franc from the Loire in France: Somewhat of a Tired Old Bird”
Author Archives: Robert K Stephen (CSW)
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: ANGKOR WAT LEAVES ME BREATHLESS: I AM TO BE ON THE WALL OF FAME AT SOFITEL ANGKOR PHOKEETHRA GOLF & SPA RESORT
The Singapore Times Exclusive: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: ANGKOR WAT LEAVES ME BREATHLESS: I AM TO BE ON THE WALL OF FAME AT SOFITEL ANGKOR PHOKEETHRA GOLF & SPA RESORT Prior to my abduction Bob had some huge chuckles about Viking cruise advertisements showing sophisticated passengers enjoying some very sophisticated activities onshore. BobContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: ANGKOR WAT LEAVES ME BREATHLESS: I AM TO BE ON THE WALL OF FAME AT SOFITEL ANGKOR PHOKEETHRA GOLF & SPA RESORT”
RKS Literature: Death by Consumption (Thomas Nasche)
“Oh, a consumption is worse than a Capius ad Ligatum: to nothing can I compare it better than to a reprieve after a man is condemned, or to a boy with his hose about his heels ready to be whipped, to whom his master stands preaching a long time all law and no gospel ereContinue reading “RKS Literature: Death by Consumption (Thomas Nasche)”
RKS Russian Literature: The Cacophony of Hounds in a Russian Village (Nikolay Gogol)
“Meanwhile the hounds were giving vent to voices of every conceivable kind. One, his head tossed back, was, drawling so protractedly and zealously that God knows what fee he was getting for it; another was snapping it out as briskly as a sexton; among them rang a tireless treble, probably a young puppy’s, like theContinue reading “RKS Russian Literature: The Cacophony of Hounds in a Russian Village (Nikolay Gogol)”
RKS Russian Literature: Fat and Thin Officials in Russia/Part Two (Nikolay Gogol)
“In three years’ time the thin man will not have a single serf left to him that has not been mortgaged; the fat man goes on his quiet way, and ,lo and behold, suddenly at the end of town there appears a house that’s been purchased in his wife’s name, then at the other endContinue reading “RKS Russian Literature: Fat and Thin Officials in Russia/Part Two (Nikolay Gogol)”
RKS Russian Literature: Fat and Thin Officials in Russia/Part One (Nikolay Gogol)
“These were the highly respected officials of the town. Alas! The fat ones of this world know how to manage their affairs better than the thin ones. The thin ones are mostly employed on special assignments or are merely carried on the civil service list, and flit hither and yon. Their existence is weightless, insubstantialContinue reading “RKS Russian Literature: Fat and Thin Officials in Russia/Part One (Nikolay Gogol)”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: OFF TO SIEM REAP TO VISIT ANGKOR WAT AND PLAY SOME GOLF
The Singapore Times Exclusive: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: OFF TO SIEM REAP TO SEE ANGKOR WAT AND PLAY SOME GOLF Up with Bobby Jr. and Amira who gussied themselves up and we went for breakfast at the Waterfront Restaurant at our hotel the Bangkok Peninsula. What a lovely spot enjoying the breeze offContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: OFF TO SIEM REAP TO VISIT ANGKOR WAT AND PLAY SOME GOLF”
RKS Japanese Literature: Painting the Flesh Without Spirit (Sōseki Natsume)
“I keep using the word expression” Haraguchi went on, “but an artist doesn’t paint what’s inside, he doesn’t paint the heart. He paints what the heart puts on display. As long as he observes everything in the display case, he can tell what’s locked up in the safe. Or we can assume that much, IContinue reading “RKS Japanese Literature: Painting the Flesh Without Spirit (Sōseki Natsume)”
RKS CANADIAN WHISKY: ALBERTA PREMIUM TEN YEAR OLD CASK STRENGTH LIMITED EDITION CANADIAN RYE WHISKY: A Confounding Experience Waiting for Your Subjectivity!
I set out to review this Canadian Rye Whisky with intent to neatly categorize its profile. Better said than done. The best I can do is state this is such a bizarre Canadian whisky try at your own risk without any cut and dry review from yours truly! I hope there will be enjoyment perhapsContinue reading “RKS CANADIAN WHISKY: ALBERTA PREMIUM TEN YEAR OLD CASK STRENGTH LIMITED EDITION CANADIAN RYE WHISKY: A Confounding Experience Waiting for Your Subjectivity!”
“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom” : THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: AN EVENING CRUISE ON THE CHAO PHRAYA RIVER IN BANGKOK WITH TWO VIETNAMESE “GENTLEMEN”
The Singapore Times Exclusive: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: AN EVENING CRUISE ON THE CHAO PHRAYA RIVER IN BANGKOK WITH TWO VIETNAMESE “GENTLEMEN” Somchai returned me to our suite at the Peninsula Bangkok and we parted friends with a jolly bark of approval from me. Bobby Jr. had recovered from his wobbly tummy andContinue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom” : THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: AN EVENING CRUISE ON THE CHAO PHRAYA RIVER IN BANGKOK WITH TWO VIETNAMESE “GENTLEMEN””
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