By now, many of you reading this will have come across a handful of articles on the Global Interwebs proffering the idea that the current style of high-scoring, high-end fine wines (prominently oaky, complex, high on the alcohol and low on the acidity) will always reign supreme in fine wine sales, and that it’s only…
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The Role Of The Blame-Throwing Wine Writer, 1980s Style
Okay… so… we stirred the pot a bit with last week’s lament on the state of wine writing. To the tune of a couple of hundred overall reactions in comments, emails, and social media. One of the emails I received was from wine biz alumnus Les Hubbard. Les had happened to read that post, and…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For November 11, 2013
So, like, what is this stuff, anyway? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be quirky, fun, and easily-digestible reviews of currently available…
What We Drank When The Wine Bloggers Invaded America’s Best Italian Restaurant (Vetri, Philadelphia)
The food scene in my adopted hometown of Philadelphia is, in a word, insane. As in, insanely good; seriously, if you have a bad meal in Philly it means that you’re either dumb, unlucky, or maybe both. I recently had a bromantic rendezvous at one of the places that has given rise to Philly’s vaulted…