Category: Ramblings and Rants
Vinography on Grape Radio
The folks over at Grape Radio are so prolific, that they seem to be running about a year behind on
What’s Allowed In Your Wine and its Winemaking
There’s recently been a bit of a fuss about some proposed changes to wine labeling in this country. That discussion
Bring Out Your Dead….Wines
People say the darndest things. I think we’re all given to pronouncements once in a while. There’s something very self
The Future of Wine Marketing?
I first reported on the strange phenomenon of wine related manga comics in Japan about a year ago, but it
How Small is Small Production?
As regular readers know, I’m a big fan of small producers. Sometimes called boutique wineries, micro-wineries, or garagistes, these small
Waiting for Mailing Lists: Absurdity or War of Attrition?
Recently, Forbes Magazine published one of their common articles-cum-slideshows entitled “Exceptional Hard-To-Find Wines” in which they outlined some of the
A Special Announcement from Vinography
As regular readers know, wine blogging has seen a huge upswing in both popularity and visibility in the last six
Little Deetrane Buys Some Wine
The modern world is fraught with dangers masked as opportunities. Don’t believe me? Then you haven’t been surfing Craigslist lately
Technology = Better Bordeaux?
I should tell you, I briefly considered scrapping this post, as I’m sure it’s going to bring out the doomsayers
What is the World Coming To?
How do we know that we’ve finally reached the point where we should just get rid of our government and
Leftover Wine? Use It to Grow Your Own Clothes
Many of you ask, “how can you come up with something to blog about every day for three years?” I
Waiter, I’d Like a Glass of Merlot and a Magnet
Even when modern science and technology have proven its futility, alchemy still lives in the human heart. The perennial search
How to Taste 200 Wines and Not Die Trying
Regular readers know that I frequently attend large public tastings at which I regularly taste and evaluate between 100 and
Vinography Talks About Wine
I’m not sure how many of you readers have time to listen to podcasts (I’m lucky if I get in
Sorry, We Own That Word
This is a rant about wine. But more than that, it’s a rant about the sorry state that western civilization
The End of An Attitude
Much has discussion been brewing this past two weeks around the announced demise of Wine X Magazine. For those who
Pruning Away
Raking the small stones of gardens, sweeping the autumn leaves, washing stone floors, sanding a deck — the repetition and
2007 American Wine Blog Awards Announced
This morning the winners of the 2007 American Wine Blog Awards were announced. Perhaps the most visible set of awards
Men, Please Don’t Be Wine Assholes
It’s rare that I feel like I’m in a position to give advice to an entire population, but damn it,
