As many frequent 1WineDude readers already know, I recently lost my grandmother to Alzheimer’s disease. She died at the age of 96 – but the truth is, she was dead years before that, bedridden and unable to care for herself or recognize her loved ones. Caring for her placed an almost unbearable emotional toll on…
Category: wine health
The Real Hidden Danger of Wine Tasting (and THE Essential Tool for Protection)
Some of you out there reading this who may be in the wine trade will already know some of what I’m about to unfold here on the virtual pages of 1WineDude.com. To those people I say this: chime in with some comments to help those who are soon to step into danger’s path. Some of…
Wine and Health (or "Here We Go Again")
Here we go again. The topic of wine & health is no stranger to the (virtual) pages of 1WineDude.com. Basically, I like to keep on the topic, mostly because it provides such great fodder for ridicule. Ok, that’s harsh. Let’s not call it ridicule. Let’s call it poking fun. That sounds better, doesn’t it? Ok,…
3 Sure-fire Rules for Passing Sobriety Checkpoints
This past Friday, at about 2AM, I was driving back home after a long day, a great Mexican dinner with some foodie friends, and a very fun gig with my band in downtown West Chester. I was stopped about halfway home, on backroads, by a police sobriety checkpoint. Had I been drinking that night? Well……