Category Archives: GENERAL

‘Lose The Bottle’, Okay. But What About The War?

Posted on September 6, 2013 by intoxreport

Today, I am going to stray from the fast-track wine column to which you have become accustomed in order to speak briefly about a subject close to all our hearts, our hoodies, our hypothalamuses and our humeri—the Four-H Club for … Continue reading →

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You Say ‘Riedel’, I Say ‘Ry-del’—Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off

Posted on September 1, 2013 by intoxreport

Drinking Bordeaux at room temperature is not a social faux pas rising to the level of calling Barack Obama ‘boy’ at a State Dinner or asking Jennifer Lopez’s mom to bring some more clean towels to your hotel suite.  Nor … Continue reading →

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San Diego And the B.A.T.F. Are Asleep At The Wheel—Just Like Vince Neil!

Posted on August 18, 2013 by intoxreport

I cannot imagine what extraordinary shudder of revulsion must course through Nicholas Dingley’s family when they see a poster for San Diego’s upcoming Spirits Festival, to be held this weekend at the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier.  The poster features … Continue reading →

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Hail, Dionacchus! ‘My God Is a Jealous And Vengeful God’

Posted on August 14, 2013 by intoxreport

My God is vengeful against his foes; he rages against his enemies. The Lord is very patient but great in power; the Lord punishes. His way is in whirlwind and storm; clouds are the dust of his feet.  He can … Continue reading →

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Somm Or Scam? You Tell Me…

Posted on August 8, 2013 by intoxreport

The buzz-phrase ‘bucket list’ gets a lot of press these days; in post-modern America, it means a roster of those things you’ve always dreamed of doing, but have somehow not gotten around to doing. The phrase is a truncated version … Continue reading →

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Is Wine Bullshit? Or Would That Be Alex ‘Kiss’ Mayyasi’s Skill Sets?

Posted on July 4, 2013 by intoxreport

Or Robert T. Gonzalez’s?  Or maybe David Derbyshire’s? In the past three days, by crook, hook or pure untrammeled coinkydink, I have been forwarded links to three separate articles pointing out the already-understood and well-documented limitations of wine competitions, wine … Continue reading →

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Drinking While Pregnant? No ProbleζςτǿЦ∑

Posted on June 22, 2013 by intoxreport

Dear ol’ mom was known to knock back a few; that is not in dispute.  However, since I was born during the Mad Men heyday, just how much she upped and quaffed while up the duff is a question of … Continue reading →

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Cork Dork Laments, ‘Why Didn’t I Think Of It First?’

Posted on June 19, 2013 by intoxreport

Because you are a dolt and a doofus as well as a dork.  Hey, so kill the messenger already.  Rest easy: None of us thought of it either. Consider these vignettes, transfused with varying volumes of veracity: The sail was … Continue reading →

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Chew Chew Charlie Was A Racketeer? Say It Isn’t So, Feds!

Posted on June 14, 2013 by intoxreport

Of the many strange pearls of advice my father offered me, this one stuck:  ‘Never trust anyone whose name can be translated as ‘Vietcong Pig’s Feet’. I once—once—had dinner at Chuck E. Fromage—Charlie Trotter’s eponymous, over-priced, upscale pizzeria on W. … Continue reading →

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French To Take Some Canned Heat at Vinexpo 2013

Posted on June 14, 2013 by intoxreport

I’m going, I’m going, Where the water tastes like wine; We can jump in the water, Stay drunk all the time. – ‘Going Up The Country’; Canned Heat, 1968 Next week at Vinexpo in Bordeaux, Winestar will introduce a line … Continue reading →

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