For those of you in the U.S. of A. – apologies again to my (now probably seriously dwindling) International readers! – it’s Memorial Day. That time when we in the U.S. partake in the American pastimes of family gatherings, and patriotic remembrance, and – best of all – charing meat over an open flame until…
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Penns Wood Winery Event @ Teikoku Restaurant
I don’t normally plug events here at 1WineDude.com, but I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to give some press to this shin-dig, because I am totally into what both this restaurant and this winemaker are doing. NOTE: The following is a Philly-area event (much apologies to my Left Coast and International readers!). Teikoku is serving…
Who Cares What We Think? (The Influence of the Internet in the World of Wine)
So, really – who cares what I think? Maybe not too many wine consumers. According to a new Pew Internet study report, the Internet has a small influence on consumers’ buying decisions when compared to offline channels (like recommendations from salespeople, friends, etc.). That includes Internet sites like, oh, for example, 1WineDude.com. Hmm… maybe I…
Hail to the King, Baby (Robert Mondavi 1913 – 2008)
Most of you reading this will have heard by now that Robert Mondavi, patriarch founder of the Robert Mondavi winery enterprise, died on Friday, May 16, at the age of 94. By the time this article posts to the web, there will probably be hundreds of well-written obits. available on the Internet. Most of them…