As my twitter friends are already (painfully) aware, I’ve been sick for the better part of two weeks. What began as a bout with either a bad cold or a mild flu became a full-on assault from a (very) nasty case of bronchitis. Fever, coughing, meds, antibiotics, and definitely no wine. It was suggested to…
Month: November 2009
Leaving The Nest: Zen Wine On Wine Biz Radio
A hearty shout-out to Randy and Kaz, the hosts of the excellent KVSY radio program and on-line podcast Wine Biz Radio, were very kind in mentioning and discussing my recent post on how to better appreciate wine despite the light-speed pace of how we consumers tend to evaluate our purchases these days. The WBR podcast…
Slumming It: The New (Old) Wine Strategy
Meet the New Boss Same as the Old Boss – Pete Townshend, Won’t Get Fooled Again I get a lot of wine samples (and no, I have not yet properly pimped out my wine storage to accommodate them all). I know that many of you (because you’ve told me) hate it when I say that,…
Zen Wine: The Death of Wine Multitasking (via Chuck Norris)
As much as social media wine wizards and millennials rail against established wine media, most of them (myself included) share with those ‘old media’ types a similar and mistake-prone approach to wine evaluation and appreciation. And that is, the rapid-fire assessment, review, and perfunctory judgment of any given wine. We are judge, jury and executioner…