As many 1WineDude readers know, my grandmother passed away this week at the age of 96, having suffered from Alzheimer’s for the past few years (you can read more on that and wine’s possible connection with dementia). Posting here at the blog is taking a backseat to family matters for the next few days. Today…
Category: wine buying
Cliq It. Cliq It Good! (winecliQ goes into Public Beta)
Frequent 1WineDude.com readers may have noticed a sharp-looking widget over in the sidebar titled “3 Wine Picks.” This little bugger comes courtesy of winecliQ, the brainchild of AmericanWinery.com, which I helped to test during their private beta. winecliQ has now moved out into public beta, which means that you can jump into the winecliQ fun…
The Rise of Snooth.com (or "Get on the Virtual Wine Bus, Already!")
Now this is interesting. Well, interesting to me, anyway: Venerable Internet tech. news site TechCrunch recently profiled Snooth.com (I’m an affiiate, so it caught my eye), detailing its growing popularity, and its impressive ability to secure angel funding during a very dank, dark, and dastardly economic climate. Getting featured on TechCrunch is newsworthy enough in…
The Surreptitious Pour: Sneaking Top Shelf Wine in the Economic Downturn
A recent article by Catherine Rampell of the New York Times really caught my attention. In it, Catherine explores the recent wine buying trend in “trading down” – buying less expensive wines rather than splurging on the really pricey stuff (read the full article). One of the interesting things she found is that wine retailers…