A Visit to the Ashmolean

February 22, 2017

European museums of antiquities have a different feel from American ones. So numerous are the riches they possess that one …

Ruffino Classico Orvieto 2014

October 16, 2015

This easy-drinking, inexpensive ($10.99) Umbrian blend has a lovely breadlike aroma, and tastes of apple with some flowery notes. It’s …

December 8, 2013

The other day I showed my students this photograph of an ancient statue and asked them to tell me whether …