TasteCamp EAST is nigh upon us! The entire Dude clan (minus the dog) will be en route to Long Island wine country tomorrow to take part in TasteCamp, a regionally-focused spin-off of the North American Wine Bloggers Conference. I’m trying very hard to figure out something better to do for celebrating my anniversary than visiting…
Month: April 2009
I’m Such a Fool For You (Reflections on Howell Mountain Cabernet)
Search for “Cornerstone Cellars Cabernet 2004” via Google, and you will quickly notice a few things: Apparently, if you post any information about Cornerstone on the web, you’re contractually obligated to use a few of the same well-produced photos of Cornerstone wine. Sort of like how any mention of Australia in textbooks is accompanied by…
Attack of the Wine Events (or “Back To Controversy!”)
With the enormous and successful Twitter Taste Live! / Hospice du Rhone / Wine Riot! combined event behind us, attention can now start to be focused on yet another series of big wine-related events that are entering the Collective Dude-O-Sphere (as I’ve dubbed that pocket of the Universe that contains my ever-decreasing amounts of free…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-04-25
M’Hudi Pinotage (South Africa): This is like the entire pig, skin and all, hanging out in a mulberry bush, ready to jump you. # 06 Four Vines “The Peasant” (Paso Robles): Hefty S. Rhone style blend from CA. Very blackberry, very dark, very heavy, & very tasty. # 07 Bonny Doon Le Vol Des Anges…