Personally speaking, I don’t believe in a Hell. But if there is a hell, I imagine that it would strongly resemble US Airways Flight 703 from Frankfurt Germany to Philadelphia on May 21, 2009, sharing the back of the plane with about fifteen of the most obnoxious German airline passengers ever to assemble in one…
Category: on the road
Postcard from Germany: How German Wine Laws Lie
By the time this post is published, I’ll be kicking off the wine touring portion of my German press junket trip, sponsored by the German Wine Institute and the European Union. If you happen to be a taxpayer in an EU-participating country, I’d like to take this opportunity to think you for letting your government…
What They Got Wrong (Seeing Red in Long Island Wine Country)
The best statement about what to do – and what not to do – to make and promote fine wine in Long Island comes from the LI wines themselves – and it’s a different story than the one that its winemakers are telling. Before we get into what’s wrong with the current state of Long…
Changes in Latitude, Changes in Gratitude (Reflections on TasteCamp East)
TasteCamp East, the first-ever gathering of Right Coast wine bloggers, is now freshly behind us. I came. I saw. I nuked my palate tasting hundreds of wines in a two-day whirlwind tour of Long Island wine country. You will read more ( a lot more) from me regarding my take on the current state of…