Back in April I wrote about my perception of the intended audience of wine blogs and wine writing, which at times seemed (to me) to be other writers and bloggers instead of wine consumers. In that article, I also postulated that some of that “inbred writing” was a good thing, because it meant that a…
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Giveaways! A Perfect Pair: Wine and… Music!
Giveaways – they’re back. With a vengeance. I’m teaming up with Sony Music to give away some killer jazz classics, and to hook you up with some American wine. Many of you know that I’m a music buff, and that I dabble in “Real Life Rock Band” by playing bass guitar for the Steve Liberace…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-05-30
06 Veramonte “Primus” (Colchagua):JAM on it. JAM on it. I said jam-j-j-JAM on it. Wikki-wikki-wikki-wikki. The beat is fresh y’all! # 07 Golden Kaan Shiraz (W. Cape, SA): Fat red fruit & tons of pepper, and light on the $ – seems tailored made for a long-weekend barbecue. # 06 Heron Hill eclipse (NY): VG…
The Three-Minute Wine School
This will probably show just how large of a rock I’ve been living under, since I’m just coming onto this now and their domain has been registered since October of last year… Anyway, the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has (relatively) recently teamed up with Jancis Robinson, as well as a few regional promotional…