Hey, remember the recent Wine Bloggers Conference? Not that I haven’t mentioned it a gazillion times or anything. Anyway… one of the more interesting experiments conducted on both bloggers and winery representatives was on day one of said conference, when we played a very large game of wine review “speed dating.” In summary: bloggers were…
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The Surreptitious Pour: Sneaking Top Shelf Wine in the Economic Downturn
A recent article by Catherine Rampell of the New York Times really caught my attention. In it, Catherine explores the recent wine buying trend in “trading down” – buying less expensive wines rather than splurging on the really pricey stuff (read the full article). One of the interesting things she found is that wine retailers…
Looking Back on 2008: Days of Wine and (Sometimes Dead Black) Roses
As we begin 2009, and start the time-honored tradition of incorrectly dating the first few bank checks of the new year, I find that I sense a bit of a rant coming on. And this coming just after I wrote about relying on gratitude and attention (a.k.a. mindfulness) to help you truly appreciate wine as…
More Mutineer LUV
A quick hit to let you know that an interview with the Dude here has been posted on the Mutineer Magazine blog. The interview provides some insight into the genesis of 1WineDude.com, and why I’m still at it, and is also notable for my blabbering, almost Sarah Palin-esque responses to some of the questions. Because,…