Category: Ramblings and Rants

How a Winery Operates

H. Johnson again points us to an interesting article about how a winery actually works from a cash to product

Poor Bastards Have to Work Hard to Make That $100 Bottle of Wine

Ever thought to yourself, “How can someone justify a price of $100 for a bottle of wine?” Well it turns

Heard of IMBB? Well look out for WWWBW!

Those who are even occasional readers of the quadrant of the blogosphere that touches on all things food will have

And I Thought I Had Heard of Everything

In what has got to be the best follow up of all time to my somewhat tongue in cheek posting

Are You Canadian? Do you Like Wine? Do You Want A Job?

OK. This is nearly the last straw. I may have to move to Canada. I mean where else do hard

Civilized Terrorism: Blow Up Their Wine Cellars

Further proof of the cultural sophistication of the French compared to the USA, as evidenced by Corsican terrorists who instead

What is The Opposite of Two Buck Chuck?

We all know there are revolutions happening at the bottom end of the pricing spectrum for wine. Charles Shaw has

The Cutting Edge of the Vine

Winemakers and winegrowers aren’t the first group you would choose as the most likely to be employing cutting edge technology

More on Biodynamic Wine: The Complete List of Certified Biodynamic Producers

The Chronicle this week had a very poorly written and unhelpful article about the first large official tasting of wines

Scary Airline Meals

From Right This Way, the Fodors blog: If you’re in need of a good fright, take a gander at the

Makers of Organic and Biodynamic Wine

A good friend of mine is heavily into organic food and drink and is constantly talking to me about it.

The Truly Frightful Gourmet

Boing Boing today has a post about an LA Times story on the staggering eating habits and predelictions of North

Food Porn: Jamie Oliver’s Blog

My buddy Matt Jones points out in a recent post that Jamie Oliver has got a blog. Not only that,

A 100 point wine by any other name…

Here’s an article from Ben Gilberti and the Washington Post on a 100 point wine dinner he attended (10 wines

Red wine is good for everything, apparently

Seems like every few months we get a new report on the health benefits of drinking red wine. I’m all

Restaurant Review: Lombardi’s Pizza (and Every Good Pizza Restaurant), New York City

So I sat down this morning to write a snappy review of some of the best pizza I’ve ever eaten

Milk: Wholesome drink turned Villain

Here’s a fascinating article in Slate from Chris Suellentrop. …America’s belief in the goodness of milk has taken a darker

Tea Renaissance in the Bay Area

A good article in the New York Times today about teahouses springing up in the Bay Area. One of them

Looking for a Farmer’s Market?: Try the US DoA

The US Department of Agriculture apparently keeps a list of farmer’s markets around the States. Find one in your area.

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