Category: Ramblings and Rants
More Sniping at The Top of The Wine World
Like the Royal Family trading insults or the latest antics of Scientology obsessed celebrities, I continue to be fascintated with
Some French Continue To Get It Completely Wrong
I continue to be amazed at what seems to me to be the jaw-dropping stupidity of the major marketing and
Thoughts On The Spectator’s Top 10
Every year around this time, the Wine Spectator releases their list of top 100 wines of the year. And then
Who Forbes Thinks Make The Best Wine
I had to chuckle the other day when my friend Jack over at Fork & Bottle sent me this link
How I Rate and Review Wine
It’s been some time since I talked about the way I review and write about wine, and there are new
Happy Thanksgiving From Vinography
Wherever you are, I hope you are surrounded by the people you love and are appreciating the good things that
No Thanksgiving Wine Tips Here
Just in case you haven’t figured it out yet, you won’t be getting any list of great holiday gifts for
The World’s Priciest Meals? Hardly.
Short of the Robb Report, which is really a magazine for those who aspire to be rich, there’s no magazine
Shoot The Messenger
I’ve just come back from a lovely dinner, where we polished off two bottles of wine at a local Italian
The World’s Representative Wine Cellar
All statistics and no essays make Alder a dull boy, but I always seem to get lots of interesting responses
Past The Million Mark
I continue to be amazed at how many of you there are, and how you seem to find your way
Wild Card (When Worlds Collide)
Last Spring, at a fundraiser for a professional Institute with which she’s affiliated, my wife made the high bid on
Italy’s Best Wines: The Tre Bicchieri Winners for 2006
Thanks go to Jack and Joanne over at Fork and Bottle for alerting me to the recent announcement of the
Slow Wine and Scary Shadows
Thanks to Andy over at Spittoon for pointing out an interesting article by Michel Smith over at Slow Food, on
Advice For The Overwhelmed Consumer
It’s ok. I was once one of you. Nearly everyone who loves wine was once in the market segment that
Nazi Raccoons Wipe Out Vineyards in Germany
These are troubled times for wine growers around the world. If it’s not too hot, it’s too cold. If its
Vinography on Good Libations
Today I had the pleasure of being interviewed on an Internet based radio show called “Good Libations,” which is part
My Life As a Small Time Wine Criminal
I’d like to confess to a truly wine geek fantasy: I want to know what all the great varietals taste