To many people, the charismatic front-man of the iconic Boony Doon wine brands, Randall Grahm, is the Mad Hatter of the wine world. Once they read Randall’s recently-released book, Been Doon So Long: A Randall Grahm Vinthology, those same people will realize that they’re dead wrong. Randall Grahm is not the wine world’s Mad Hatter;…
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Wine, Words & Love Affairs (A Book Review)
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To Wit: Vintage Humor for Wine Lovers (Book Review)
Today has the Dude taking another dip into the sample box, though this time I’m not coming back up with a wine, but with a book about wine. Or, rather, a book with quips (and cartoons) about wine. For a book with contents that I sometimes found hilarious, Malcolm Kushner’s Vintage Humor for Wine Lovers…
A Year of Dr. Vino (A Book Review… Sort Of…)
Despite having the word “Year” in its title, this article is not another cheesy 2008 recap post. Especially considering that I don’t need another one of those, since I’ve posted about 240 of them in the last several days. Or something like that, anyway. I will not be recapping 2008 here, but I will be…