Every year about this time, residents of Lambertville, along with thousands of visitors, go a bit daffy, flocking to the soggy spring shores of the Delaware River and dancing and feasting in the streets. What causes this temporary insanity? Why the annual shad run, of course.

I’m going to talk about wine in a minute, but before I do, I need to come clean: until last week, I had no idea who Jon and Kate were—you know, the stars of the reality television show Jon & Kate Plus 8. I suppose I’m in the minority on this one.

Wow.  It's difficult to not be overwhelmed by the magnitude of today, a historic inauguration day.  But in addition to being a milestone day for our country as Barack Obama takes the oath of office, it's also a big day for the state of New Jersey.