I’ve always had a bit of a mixed reaction to the reports published by the Journal of Wine Economics. On the one hand, I love the fact that serious statistical attention is being given to topics like wine awards, in the hopes that scientific examination will help reveal more about how wine and consumers interact. …
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An Average Wine Dude vs. Chateau d’Yquem
“…like a Viennese waltz in my mouth…” Thus read the words of CellarTracker.com member Kdawg, in his (her?) New Year’s Eve 2007 tasting note of a 1995 Château d’Yquem. For those who don’t yet know about CellarTracker, it’s a veritable institution in the on-line wine world, offering on-line wine management and community tasting notes. I…
The Art of Random Wine Tasting (Visiting Whole Foods’ VA Wine Tasting Room)
Today we’ll be talking about listening to entire rock albums vs. individual MP3 song downloads, wine preservation systems, on-line store boycotts, Jenga, and Mozart. Yeah, I know – how do I get myself into these messes, right? Let’s start with the albums vs. individual songs thing. At heart, I’m an album guy. What I mean…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-08-29
08 Muirwood Chardonnay (Arroyo Seco): Banana bread. If you don't like banana bread, then you'd better steer clear Otherwise. – enjoy! # 05 Waters Crest Campania Rosso (Long Islan): Bord'x style blend in terms of grapes, but not in terms of complexity. Dark cherry dominates. # 07 Channing Daughters L'Enfant Sauvage Chardonnay (Long Island): In…