‘Bits & bobs’ left over from Joe’s coverage of the 2009 Wine Bloggers Conference in Sonoma. You could call these rejects off of the cutting room floor, but we prefer the term “previously unreleased gems.” Cheers!
Month: August 2009
Faked Out? (Tales of a Possibly Faked Wine)
It’s often said that imitation is flattery in its most sincere form. Imitation is also a way of making a quick buck, and in the case of wine has sometimes been used to dupe even the world’s most influential palates and wine writers. Counterfeiting, in the U.S. alone, is about a $200 billion a year…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-08-08
08 Palo Alto Reserva Suavigon Blanc (Maule Valley): Good, but not great, w/ citrus fruit that's a tad green & disappears a bit too quickly. # 08 Palo Alto Reserva Red (Maule Valley): Very cheap & very good. Black fruit almost marred by toughness, but midpalate cherry saves the day. # 08 Trefethen Dry Riesling…
1WineDude TV Episode 6: The Bloggers of WBC 2009
Joe “interviews” some of the way-cool bloggers attending the 2009 Wine Bloggers Conference in Napa & Sonoma. We learn about wine battling monsters, smoking the hookah, and inappropriate cleavage shots. Oh, yeah, and wine. Cheers!