You know what kicks ass? The movie IRON MAN. That film devastates when I watch it on the 50″ Sony HDTV in my basement. You know what else stomps all kinds of gluteus maximus? 1WineDude.com readers! Especially when those readers make wine. Like Steve Lau of Volta Wine, which is releasing its inaugural Cabernet Sauvignon…
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Has Anyone Ever Told You that You Look Exactly Like… a Drunk? (Dispatch from a Wine Tasting Room)
I’m guessing that most of you out there have probably been to a wine tasting room in a winery before, and went there to sample that winery’s wines. Which means that the same number of you have probably encountered at least one severely drunken patron acting in a totally obnoxious way. Which also means that…
His Own Legacy: Paul Newman (1925 – 2008)
This is a post about wine. Sort of. Actually, it’s more a celebration of all things Bad-Ass. That’s because we just lost one of the most bad-ass individuals who has ever walked the face of the earth – Paul Newman. Of Newman’s bad-ass status, there can be no doubt. Google “Baddass actors Paul Newman” and…
The Summer of Wine’s Discontent (or "What Wine Can Learn From Beer")
The wine world probably won’t miss the Summer of `08. That’s because the Summer of `08 seems like wine’s Season of Discontent. A fictitious restaurant won an Award of Excellence from long-running wine institution Wine Spectator; Wine Spectator’s response, posted in their on-line forums rather than through a PR effort, showed a darker side of…