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MONTECRISTO
Crafted by hand, nature, and time, that is how port is defined,” says vintner Cristiano van Zeller as he holds up a glass of Quinta Vale D. Maria to the light of a chandelier in the abundantly stocked wine library of the luxury resort Six Senses Douro Valley.
MONTECRISTO
“Look, ma, no feet!”
I never thought I’d utter those words while driving, but here I am, skirting corners along winding roads in the quaint enclave of Montauk in New York’s Long Island, putting the pedal to the metal sans, well, my own feet.
“Pretty cool, eh?” says my car companion, who has, perhaps against his better judgement, trusted me with his life.
MONTECRISTO
“When you’re ready to shoot, say ‘pull.’ When I hear that ‘pull,’ I’ll throw the clay,” says my shooting instructor Myron Weirich, who has just placed a large Weatherby semi-automatic 20-gauge shotgun in the wee arms of this little lady.