Today I’ll be starting my week-long Napa excursion (the itinerary of which I’d hoped to have posted today, but since all those West Coast hippies are so damn laid back, as of the time of this writing my schedule still isn’t totally finalized… if I’d been dealing with uptight, anally-retentive East Coast types I would…
Month: February 2010
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-02-13
04 Wellington 100 Yr Old Vines Estate Zinfandel (Sonoma Valley): The concentrated blackberry crack cocaine of Zins. Rich & balanced. $50 A- # 07 Folie a Deux Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley): A nice whiff of dark red fruit & toffee, but only sweet-tooth palates need apply. $28 B- # 06 Waters Crest Cabernet Sauvignon (Long…
Wine Knowledge Makes You Sexier
Just about every year around St. Valentine’s Day, I remind people that wine knowledge makes you appear sexier. In the past, I’ve cited three (mostly) scientific sources to bolster that viewpoint: According to a survey jointly sponsored by the Australian Wine Council and on-line dating service Match.com, having a healthy knowledge of the world’s most…
Making Sense of Elliot Essman’s “Use Wine To Make Sense Of The World”
I think I’m beginning to understand what draws me to certain things, whether they be people, works of art, musical pieces, bands, sports teams, or wines. Yeah, it took me over 30 years, but I have made some progress. And it’s not easy to describe, because there is no single word in the English language…