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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Destroy All Monsters: ‘Hell, No, I Won’t Go! I Won’t Die For Mon-San-To!’
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
Posted in HUNGARY
Tagged Egri Bikaver, GMO corn in Hungary, Hungarian wine, Monsanto
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‘A Cask Of Amontillado’ For My Funky Valentine
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
Posted in GENERAL, PAIRING WINE AND FOOD
Tagged Matching wine with chocolate, sherry, Valentine's Day wines
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Satan’s Vodka: Was Reagan Right About ‘The Evil Empire’?
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
What’s In A Name, Other Than ‘Insane Fornicating Testicles’? Ask The Chinese…
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
Could Kramer Be Lamer? WTF, WS?
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
Don’t Gack Into That Morning-After Super Bowl: Bytox Is ‘Hangover B-12 Gone’
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
Posted in BEER, GENERAL
Tagged Bytox patches, Eli manning, hangover cure, hangovers, Superbowl 46, Tom Brady
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A Triumphant Triumvirate That Trumped A Troop of Trifling Tricksters: Ronn Wiegand, Gerard Basset And Doug Frost
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
Posted in GENERAL
Tagged Court of Master Sommeliers, Doug Frost, Gerard Basset, Master of Wine, Ronn Wiegand, Smaster Sommelier
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