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Category Archives: GENERAL
‘the wine business’ In Blunderland Has Alice In Danderland
Ever been in a relationship with—or, worse case, been married to—someone who thrives on getting pissed off; to whom bile is lifeblood, huffiness heroin and acrimony the only emotion possible that can offer day-to-day, hour-by-hour equilibrium? I’m talking about someone … Continue reading
Two For Tea Is Groovy—So Long As One Of ‘Em Ain’t Me
Don’t get me wrong—I’m not trying to make fun of herbal tea drinkers here. They are a close-knit, close-to-the earth community who see the natural non-caffeinated decoction of plant material as inherently superior to overly-caloric, overly-expensive and overly-hyped Starbucks coffee. … Continue reading
How Hot Is Tin Roof?
Kirkland Signature embossed toilet paper hot. SKU #31680 12” x 1000’ Foodservice Tinfoil hot. As hot as Depend® Extra Large Protective Underwear for Men—a 16 pack for $19.99. By which I mean, Tin Roof is Costco hot. * Learning Wine … Continue reading
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Tagged Annetee Alvarez-Peters, Cat on a hot tin roof, Costco wines, Tin Roof Cellars
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Wine World Wins And Woes: The Rich Get Richer And The Poor Get Boutiquier
Let me toss out the seemingly random figure of ten million dollars and ask you what you think it represents: 1. The purchase price of immaculate turn-key San Marcos Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles, including custom home, a luxurious bed … Continue reading
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Tagged Constellation Brands, E & J Gallo, Gordon Gekko, The Wine Group, Wine Financial Symposium 2012
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Hittite Me With Your Best Shot, Turkey
According to Robert McIntosh, owner of the trendy European wine marketing agency Vrazon, we owe a debt of gratitude to the Hittites for the very existence of wine. And I intend to thank them. In person, of course, because texting … Continue reading
How To Hold A Wine Glass Wrong And Ruin Everybody’s Holiday Season
The gulags are filled with people who didn’t know how to hold a wine glass, bobeshi. Stateside, of course, we are a bit more lenient with such breeches of etiquette, but still, you may be as shocked as I was … Continue reading
Predicted 2013 Wine Shortage To Affect Only The Lazy, The Weak And The Politically Disenfranchised
First, the bad news: Thanks to piss-poor performances by our lollygagging allies in everything alcohol, 2011 output is down in Europe’s top three wine producing countries, Spain, France and Italy. According to an October 18 report in Bloomberg News, the … Continue reading
What Alcohol Really TRULY Does To Your Brain
Earlier this week—on October 16, to be precise—Forbes Magazine published a column by David DiSalvo called ‘What Alcohol Really Does To Your Brain’. Well, my friends, I read it and it is complete plonk. Mixed with hogwash. Sprinkled with poppycock, … Continue reading
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Tagged David DiSalvo, Forbes Magaine, How alcohol affects the brain
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Concept Wines: What A Concept
‘Science takes a giant leap… backward.’ That was a line from some old television commercial that aired when I was a kid; I can’t remember the product, but I do remember the tag line, which probably doesn’t say much for … Continue reading
Symbiotic Synergies And Subsequent ‘Sins Of The Sommelier’
It may come as a surprise to the nine or ten regular ‘followers’ of this column, but I hate big words. I’m not really all that big on small words either—I find that they are constantly getting in my way … Continue reading
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