Technically, I wasn’t fired, I was laid off. Also, it won’t happen for another 14 months. And I wanted to get laid off so that I could collect a really nice severance package and take a sabbatical for a few months after it was all over, de-stress, and pursue the wine angle full-time for a…
Category: wine review
Change Agents: More Wines You (Probably) Can’t Have
Today, we’re going to talk about more wines that you (probably) can’t get your wine-lovin’ hands on. And I know that you want to hear about them, because you told me so. I’m going to start by saying that I wasn’t totally blown away by these wines (received as samples), but I love, love the…
Turkey Talk: A Run-In with Pavo Wines
I know what you’re thinking: Man, I really hope that today’s 1WineDude post somehow combines the Acura Integra, InfoTech department payroll practices, farm animals, Lord of the Rings, marijuana, and estate-grown California Syrah! What can I say? Who loves ya, baby?!? On second thought, I might have painted myself into a serious blogging corner here……
An Average Wine Dude vs. Chateau d’Yquem
“…like a Viennese waltz in my mouth…” Thus read the words of CellarTracker.com member Kdawg, in his (her?) New Year’s Eve 2007 tasting note of a 1995 Château d’Yquem. For those who don’t yet know about CellarTracker, it’s a veritable institution in the on-line wine world, offering on-line wine management and community tasting notes. I…