Tag Archives: Eric Asimov

White Chicks Are Hotter Than Black Chicks

Posted on September 25, 2014 by intoxreport

Or is it the other way around? I really don’t care; I am just trying to get your attention, fill column inches, make deadlines and stir up a little bad blood, because you know what? I’m a bad blood stirrer-upper. … Continue reading →

Posted in GENERAL | Tagged Eric Asimov, Food & Wine magazine, Ray Isle, Robert Parker Jr. | 1 Comment

Mazel Tov, Asimov: Your Label Scheme Doth Make Me Scoff

Posted on June 2, 2013 by intoxreport

‘If it says ‘enzyme, enzyme, enzyme’ on the label, label, label, You should dump it down the crapper while you’re able, able, able…’ – ‘70’s wine commercial from The Health and Red Tape Network, pre-cable, cable, cable Eric Asimov is … Continue reading →

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‘The Drumbeat Of Transparency’ And Other Examples Of Mismatched Synesthesia Among Wine Writers

Posted on October 9, 2012 by intoxreport

I am sitting here in the middle of the night reading the label on a jar of Gourmet Collection Cajun Style Spice Blend wearing an expression between bemused bewilderment and baffled miff, since apparently, in its inimitable wisdom, the FDA … Continue reading →

Posted in GENERAL | Tagged Eric Asimov, literary terms, Randall Grahm | 1 Comment

Mr. Natural Wine Sez: ‘YOU’RE The Right Tool For The Job, You Tool’

Posted on January 31, 2012 by intoxreport

Unlike most wine columnists, I never get ‘writer’s block’. Au contraire, I deny that the phenomenon—whereby people who can’t think of anything to say go ahead and say it anyway—even exists. Oh, sure, sometimes our personal muses get all PMSsy, … Continue reading →