Despite having the word “Year” in its title, this article is not another cheesy 2008 recap post. Especially considering that I don’t need another one of those, since I’ve posted about 240 of them in the last several days. Or something like that, anyway. I will not be recapping 2008 here, but I will be…
Month: January 2009
Top 5 1WineDude Chateau Petrogasm Reviews of 2008
While I’m in the Cheesy End-of-Year recap mood (this is the last one on 2008, I swear), and enjoying the remainder of my holiday break with my family, I thought I’d offer up my Top 5 Chateau Petrogasm reviews of 2008. If you’re not familiar with the Chateau, you can read my take on their…
Sean Minor Wines: A Wine "Speed Dating" Redux
Hey, remember the recent Wine Bloggers Conference? Not that I haven’t mentioned it a gazillion times or anything. Anyway… one of the more interesting experiments conducted on both bloggers and winery representatives was on day one of said conference, when we played a very large game of wine review “speed dating.” In summary: bloggers were…
The Surreptitious Pour: Sneaking Top Shelf Wine in the Economic Downturn
A recent article by Catherine Rampell of the New York Times really caught my attention. In it, Catherine explores the recent wine buying trend in “trading down” – buying less expensive wines rather than splurging on the really pricey stuff (read the full article). One of the interesting things she found is that wine retailers…