09 X Winery Los Carneros Chardonnay (Carneros): That wonderful apricot isn’t totally happy about being served w/ the buttered popcorn $19 B- # 09 X Winery “White X” Winemaker’s Blend (North Coast): 4 white grapes mostly playing nice together but the Albarino gets a lil’ bossy $15 B- # 08 X Winery “Red X” Winemaker’s…
Month: March 2011
Movie Stars, Vineyard Maps And Dirty Undie Drawers: Chateau Montelena’s Winter Rebuilding Project
“You’re actually the first journalist to see this.” Loaded words spoken to me when walking down the back staircase at Chateau Montelena to the cellar room. And they’re not just fully-packed AK-47 words because I’ve received no formal training in journalism; it’s because there’s pressure when someone trusts you enough let you take a peek…
1WineDude TV Episode 30: Making Your Wine Writing Search-Friendly (SEO Panel And Presentation from WWS11)
Speaking of Doug Cook (mentioned in yesterday’s post), I was lucky enough to be included on a panel with Doug and Alder Yarrow at the 2011 Pro Wine Writers Symposium discussing the importance of search and how to maximize the chances of having your wine writing noticed on-line. Alder founded the first wine blog on…
Zen Wine: 1971 J.J. Prüm And The Greatest Of Wine’s Gifts Outside The Glass
Doug Cook, founder of the amazing wine search engine AbleGrape, is smart guy. A really smart guy; as in, instantly-doubles-the-IQ-of-the-room-when-he-walks-in-no-matter-how-many-people-are-there smart. His intelligence level is matched only by his largesse, especially when it comes to sharing wines from his extensive and impressive cellar. That generosity was on full display at the recent Pro Wine Writers…