Tag Archives: Randall Grahm

Kickstarter: Fund MY Dreams, Not Yours

Posted on July 25, 2015 by intoxreport

‘Doing obscure, cool shit costs money. Why waste your own?’ If I ran a crowd funding platform—the post-modern answer to standing on a freeway on-ramp holding a misspelled sign—that’s the slogan I’d use. And if I was marketing to donators … Continue reading →

Posted in GENERAL | Tagged Clark Smith, Kickstarter, Popelouchum, Randall Grahm | 5 Comments

Concept Wines: What A Concept

Posted on October 18, 2012 by intoxreport

‘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 →

Posted in GENERAL | Tagged concept cars, concept wines, Jim Clendenen, Randall Grahm | 14 Comments

‘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

Biody-scam-ics? I’ll Drink; You Decide

Posted on September 9, 2011 by intoxreport

As a disclaimer, yes I do have one of those blue eco-friendly Yuppie Guilt Boxes in my garage into which I dutifully deposit all my empty water bottles—most of which come from the island of Fiji aboard huge, oil-ravenous tankers—and … Continue reading →