Earlier this month, a guest on Gary Vaynerchuk’s Wine Library TV caused a bit of a stir. That is, if you consider over 550 comments and an eight-page forum thread devoted to the episode “a bit of a stir.” The guest was Helen Buehler, who is a member of the family behind Buehler Vineyards, whose…
Month: January 2010
Carrot-Top Elegance: The Inaugural Releases of Rossi-Wallace
I should just cut to the chase and tell you that the first releases from Rossi-Wallace border on beguiling, and that you should buy them now if you can, especially given their limited production. But that’s just downright boring, right? So, I feel obligated to kind of, you know, spruce it all up a bit….
2009’s Most Engaging Wine Blogs and Our Utter Lack of Diversity
Last week, I found out that I finished in the top ten of PostRank.com’s list of the most engaging wine blogs of 2009. PostRank’s list is based on algorithms that measure online social network reactions to blog articles. I think, anyway – it all seems a little complicated and makes me glad that I like…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-01-16
07 Rossi-Wallace Pinot Noir (Napa Valley): A dense cherry core draped w/ aromas of violets, like it’s wearing a boa made of flower petals. # 07 Rossi-Wallace Chardonnay (Napa Valley): Bright, steely, awesome, & about as close to Chablis as you’re ever gonna get from California. # 07 Swanson Pinot Grigio (Napa Valley): As grapefruity…