Associated Grape Press (ha-ha… get it?) In a stunning and bizarre turn of events today, Pennsylvania has repealed Prohibition, thus ending years of tyrannical and strict governance over the sale and distribution of alcohol within the Commonwealth. Upon reports of the repeal, elated Pennsylvanians stormed the Harrisburg, PA offices of the state-run monopoly Pennsylvania Liquor…
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Why Huge Wine Lists Suck
With the recent review I penned for WCDish.com, I’ve had restaurant wine lists on the brain lately. Which means that this post will likely be ill-timed, given the dearth of restaurant-goers in an economy that is wading knee-deep in layoff announcements. Oh well – timing was never one of my strong suits. Anyway, as a…
Best Posts of 2008 (Yet Another Cheesy End of Year Recap!)
With 2009 breathing down onto our collective necks, I thought I’d offer up a recap of the best 10 1WD posts form 2008. Sure, it’s cheesy. But can I offer you a tangential reference to the movie Best of the Best 2, which was also cheesy but starred Eric Roberts and Wayne Newton? That’s gotta…
The Dude’s Top 10 Most Interesting Wines of 2008
Sure, it’s another cheesy end of year wrap-up post. But you know what? I dig these recaps – call it a guilty pleasure. It sure beats writing an entire new post and trying to come up with compelling content (hey, it’s the end of the year… I’m tired, man!). Actually, there was nothing easy about…