Happy Valentine’s Day, all you hot-blooded lovers out there! I was talking about wine lovers, of course… what were you thinking?? Given all of the Dude’s travel and wine blogging migration work recently, I will be spending a nice quiet night at home with my ladies. And of course a special bottle of wine (probably…
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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,…
International Conflict and Wine: Georgia’s Treasures Under Fire
Just to bring a bit of palpable focus to the ongoing conflict in Georgia, I thought I’d highlight a few of the wine-related impacts of the fighting that is making worldwide news headlines: Georgia’s Caucasus region is widely believed to be the birthplace of wine, based on archeological findings of the oldest known cultivated vines….
The Future of Small Wineries in America…?
Forbes.com ran an interesting (and sobering) article this week about the future of small to medium wineries in the U.S. (primarily CA, WA, & OR). What this article says is that, due to the proliferation of wineries, wine brands, and distributors (5000+, 7000+, and 450+ respectively – in the U.S. alone), consolidation is inevitable. Throw…