Category: Ramblings and Rants
Red Wine and Dentists
File this one under the category of “can’t believe everything you read.” Those who follow such things will have noticed
Wine Writing Day Three
Today marked the third and final day of the Symposium for Professional Wine Writers, which I have been attending to
Wine Writing Day Two
Today marked the second day of the Symposium for Professional Wine Writers, which I am attending for a peek into
Rubbing Shoulders With The Talented
So kid, you wanna be a wine writer? That could easily be the opening line on the registration form for
Apologies to E-mail Subscribers
Sorry folks. For some reason I’m having issues sending out the weekly updates to all of you for the last
How We Got All These Varietals
Once upon a time, there was an old winemaking family in Australia, whose activity in the wine business stretched back
No Great Wines, Only Great Bottles
Here’s an odd truth for you: you never really know how good a wine tastes, even after you’ve tasted it.
Messages In A Bottle: The Taste Of Honey
Perhaps the greatest singular pleasure of wine for me, should I ever be held at gunpoint and forced to choose
Look For The High Priced Hologram
I love Brunello. I really do. These Sangiovese based wines of Tuscany have a special place in my heart and
The Uber Appellation: South of France
I remember hearing about this about eight or ten months ago, but now apparently it is official. France has taken
Vinography in The LA Times
I was as surprised as some of my readers (thanks, Hector, for the tipoff) to discover that Vinography was featured
The Winemaking Revenge of The Pod People
I like to keep up on the latest bizarre technologies out there for wine lovers, and was therefore pleased as
Oh Thank Heavens. The Media Got It Wrong.
Remember a few weeks ago when the sky was falling? Well it turns out that it was just a piece
Ordering From The Secret Wine List
Thanks to fellow blogger Amy Sherman of Cooking with Amy for e-mailing me a note about a recent article in
Numerical Wine Ratings: Consumer Friend or Spawn of Devil?
Numerical ratings for wine are one of the the wine world’s favorite all-night-debate topics. Nothing seems to polarize a crowd
Messages In a Bottle: Wine, Version 2.0
I’m a man, and a member of Generation X, which among other things means that I’m into gadgets. You might
The Great San Francisco Corkage Debate
San Francisco readers may have noticed a flurry of letters to the wine section of the Chronicle recently about one
The Modern Disaster
First there was the Tsunami, then hurricane Katrina, then the Kashmir earthquake, and now, a disaster of upper class proportions
Mega Purple: What Crosses The Line?
I don’t have all the answers. Far from it. Like everyone, my palate and my ideas are evolving over time.
