LODI ZINFANDEL ATTACKS TOKYO! Crowds flee for their lives as “Gluttzilla” menace destroys theme park. Tokyo defenses “only stir its already considerable anger.” July 8th, 2009 – Tokyo Inebriated Press A powerfully alcoholic wine emerged from the basement depths of downtown Tokyo wine and liquor shop Tanakaya today, breathing fire and staging a level of…
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Wine, Sex, and Pinot Noir (Pinot Days Revisited)
Those of you playing along at home last week probably noticed the attempt to hold a Twitter Taste Live event meant to coincide with the culmination of Pinot Days. The idea was to taste four California Pinot Noir wines, and (of course) ‘tweet’ about the experience of tasting them live on twitter and… ah, c’mon,…
Guess What? You’re White! – American Winemaking’s Diversity Crisis
Will a lack of diversity hurt the winemaking industry in the future? Hey wine lovers and winemakers – Let me tell you a little about you. Chances are, you’re white. Or, I should say, chances are you’re not black – especially if you’re a winemaker in the U.S. In fact, if you’re an American winery…
Will Work for Wine (Alice Feiring & Who Really Killed Wine Writing)
It’s no secret that writing, as a paid vocation – whether about wine or any other subject – is a becoming a bit of an endangered species. Never has this situation been so acute as it has in today’s economy, which is utterly dreadful for all of us except for maybe the 4 people out…