Category: Ramblings and Rants
The Travesty of Wine and Social Class in America
There are a lot of things that I would like to change about wine in America. I’d love to lower
The Intersection of Wine and Design: The DWR Champagne Chair Contest™
It’s pretty rare for the two halves of my life to intersect. As some of you know, by day I
American and Italian Wine: Movin’ on Up!
I’m a proud papa, though I don’t think myself at all unique in my position. When my little daughter figured
Don’t Try This At Home. At Least Not With Good Wine.
I love the Internet. If only because it never ceases to be a source of moments that leave you scratching
Holiday Gifts for Wine Lovers: The Only Advice You Need
I take special (perhaps even perverse) pride in eschewing all the typical seasonal storylines that are churned out, regular as
The ISP vs. the Wine Blog
The company that hosts this blog (Dreamhost) just got themselves on the list for a stocking full of coal this
The Sadness and Irony of a Wine Museum
Meet Michel Chasseuil. He’s 67, drives a beat-up old car, never goes on vacation, and is perhaps not unlike so
Wine Twitters by Vinography
I’m an odd combination of early adopter and time starved executive. This means that I tend to know about and
Put a Cork in it: Screwcap Wine Closures Are Not Endangering Animals!
Why do I feel like the wine media watchdog these days? Maybe the holiday spirit brings out the misinformation campaigns
Now is a Very Good Time to Buy Wine
If I had some extra cash laying around right now, in addition to plowing it into the stock market, I’d
Stop The Thanksgiving Wine Recommendations!
I read a lot of wine writing. And when I say a lot, I mean a lot. And when I
Ye Olde Wine Shoppe
When I was a kid, one of my favorite things to do on the weekends was to go to garage
The Skeptic’s Guide to Biodynamic Wine
The average wine consumer has no idea what it means for a wine to be organic. And when it comes
The Truth About American Wine Drinking
Looks like a piece of news slipped by me a couple of months ago. Every year I look forward to
I Don’t Understand San Francisco Wine Week
Perhaps I’m just getting too old, but I can’t for the life of me really understand what San Francisco Wine
Semi-Debunking Wild Yeast Fermentation in Wine
If you’ve read many wine labels, especially those of wines that cost more than $25, you’ve almost certainly seen on
Wine and the Flavor of Curiousity
I never tire of looking out an airplane window at the shifting landscape below, mottled with the patchy light of
