Category: Ramblings and Rants
Get Paid to Travel the World, Tasting Wine
File this under things I always meant to do but have never gotten around to…. Every year an organization called
Six Years of Vinography
Have you ever forgotten your own birthday? It just occurred to me yesterday that while I wasn’t looking last week,
Garagiste Winemakers of Chile: Introducing MOVI
If I were Hugh Johnson or Jancis Robinson, I could clear my throat and begin my story with a distinguished
Marketing and Branding Do Not a Winery Make
For anyone who hasn’t been paying much attention or who doesn’t really care, the wine industry going through a rough
How Wineries Will Fail in the 21st Century
As some of you know, I’m in the process of helping to write a book. It’s not my book, per
Yet Another Wine Column Casualty in the Newspaper Business
Wall Street Journal wine columnists John Brecher and Dorothy Gaiter have quietly announced their departure. Their Christmas Day column, the
Two More Days to Win Fabulous Wine Prizes
We’re headed into the final stretches of the holiday craziness. If you’re like me, you’ve already started to consume wine
How to AVOID Selling Wine in Pennsylvania
So if you had a bunch of grocery stores, and those grocery stores sold wine, but you didn’t really want
Menu For Hope VI: Win Some Wine (and Other Great Stuff)
How would you like to spend a week in Tuscany at a private villa, drinking aged Brunello di Montalcino, all
So You Wanna Be a Wine Writer?
The wine world is made of dreams. Some people dream about drinking wine. Some people dream about making wine. And
What I’ve Learned about Chilean Wine
I thought about titling this post with a bit more gravitas — something like “New Trends in the Chilean Wine
Off to Chile to Taste Some Wine
I’m an incredibly lucky guy. If you’d told me six years ago when I started dribbling out my thoughts on
Menu For Hope is Coming. Will You Donate a Wine Prize and Become Famous?
Think of this as the early warning system. Our annual Menu For Hope campaign is right around the corner. In
Thanksgiving: No Wine is Too Good for Friends
OK wine lovers, listen up. Thanksgiving approaches, and in this country that means for the past few weeks every wine
What’s Next? Wine Labels in Jive?
I haven’t stopped chuckling this evening since I read a post on Spittoon.Biz, a long running wine blog run by
Wine Education as Big Business
In an already crowded field of certifications for wine knowledge, add one more: the Parker & Zraly Wine Certification courtesy
Just Where Is That Winery, Exactly?
I’m in the middle of a book project. I’ve agreed to write a chapter in a big wine book that
The Great Wine Writer Migration of 2008-2009?
Something unusual is happening in the world of wine writing. While not surprising given the disastrous conditions in the market
Drink the Wine You Like, No Matter What Scientists Say
I am often approached (in person and online) by budding wine lovers looking for guidance navigating what they see as
