07 Rued Chardonnay (Russian River Valley): Aromatic & *almost* balanced at 14.5 abv with stone fruits galore. Pretty good deal for $18. # 05 Blair Wedding Cuvee (Pennsylvania): Bad label, good wine. One of the spiciest (& best) East Coast Cab Franc blends I've had in a while. # 08 d'Arenberg 'Broken Fishplate' Sauvignon Blanc…
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1WineDude Featured on Tom Wark’s Fermentation!
Wow – I feel like I’ve arrived! This week, 1WineDude is featured on Tom Wark’s long-standing and excellent wine blog Fermentation. This mention is extra-special for me, because I’ve really enjoyed Tom’s Bloggerviews series and have often been turned on to new and interesting writers that Tom has featured. To me, when Tom features a…
5 Blogs in 5 Minutes: The First Edition
Technically speaking, there are approximately a boat load of wine blogs out here on the “global interwebs.” I know what you’re thinking. What, there are wine blogs besides 1wineDude.com? Really?? A recent count has us at about 1,000 wine blogs being published worldwide. Nearly 50% of those are published in English. That’s about as dizzying…
Sacre Bleu Wines Interviews 1WineDude!
Hey! In a stunning display of poor judgment, Sacre Bleu Wines has published an interview with me. Here’s what they have to say as a matter of introduction, which is all quite flattering (and I hope I can live up to it!): The word Dude in our culture is held in high esteem. It’s typically…