Monthly Archives: February 2012

Destroy All Monsters: ‘Hell, No, I Won’t Go! I Won’t Die For Mon-San-To!’

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

They’ll be hungry in Hungary if this keeps up. The landlocked land of the Legényes (Dracula’s favorite dance) has taken the biotech bull by the horns and, in a start-up campaign to bleed Monsanto dry, has boldly ploughed under more … Continue reading →

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‘A Cask Of Amontillado’ For My Funky Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Thinking pink?  Or, red instead?  The usual Valentine wine line? This year, consider considering outside the Whitman Sampler® box. Of course, most columns written about this over-written-about subject will lean toward recommending wines that pair well with chocolate, and not … Continue reading →

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Satan’s Vodka: Was Reagan Right About ‘The Evil Empire’?

Posted on February 12, 2012 by

Real men don’t drink vodka. How do I know this?  Primarily from the score.  Cold War = We won.  Communism vs. Capitalism = We won.  Space Race = We won.  Any James Bond novel = We won. I know, James … Continue reading →

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What’s In A Name, Other Than ‘Insane Fornicating Testicles’? Ask The Chinese…

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

What is the deal with Chinese people and wine, anyway?  In 2011, Commieville wine sales rose by 20%–most of it intended for the gullets of the PRC’s upwardly-mobile millions—and meanwhile, Chinese investors have kicked the price of Bordeaux futures through … Continue reading →

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Could Kramer Be Lamer? WTF, WS?

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

If you imagine that the following response to a recent Matt Kramer column in Wine Spectator is less about Matt muddlement and more about some lingering humiliation over WS’s refusal to publish a piece I wrote about Swiss wine, you … Continue reading →

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Don’t Gack Into That Morning-After Super Bowl: Bytox Is ‘Hangover B-12 Gone’

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

For those who awoke this morning with Belichick-quality blues, unable to quite recall last night, here’s the play-by-play: First Quarter: 15:00: Stephen Gostkowski kicks off to the NYG 2. Jerrel Jernigan returns for 21 yards to the NYG 23 and … Continue reading →

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A Triumphant Triumvirate That Trumped A Troop of Trifling Tricksters: Ronn Wiegand, Gerard Basset And Doug Frost

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

What do Ronn Wiegand, Gerard Basset, Doug Frost have in common? Well, if you’re a cork dork, you already know, and if you’re not, you don’t care. Digression: I know a guy with both a law degree and a medical … Continue reading →

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