I love Autumn (Fall colors & Football!), but I hate at least three things whose approaches are heralded by the falling leaves: Raking those falling leaves Thanksgiving / Holiday food & wine pairings The Dallas Cowboys Since I find numbers one and three above so unpalatable, let’s talk about number two. Holiday wine pairings are…
Month: November 2010
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini Reviews Round-Up for 2010-11-19
NV Domaine Ste Michelle Brut (Columbia Valley): Tosses nunchucks of tart green apple flavor at the other cheap sparklers on the shelf $10 B- -> 04 Azul Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec (Mendoza): A tad heavy-handed but U might like that from someone this complex, dark & sexy. $32 B+ -> 06 Ricominciare Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendoza):…
Wine Review Four-Pack (And Thoughts on 2010’s Most Interesting Wines)
Four badges to hand out from the latest in the flow of near-never-ending samples coming to my door, so let’s get to it! [ By the way, the reference to the never-ending sample stream is, quite honestly, not meant as a vehicle of self-aggrandizement in any way, but is in fact more a lament of…
1WineDude TV Episode 21: Pickin’ Battles (Or “Where You Should Be Spending Time When It Comes To Pro Wine Blogging”)
In the second video installment in my Going Pro series, I talk (from y favorite reading chair!) about the difficulties in treating a blog as a business, I offer a killer book recommendation for budding wine bloggers, explain that you probably suck at marketing and need to get better, and share what aspects of wine…