While I’m in the Cheesy End-of-Year recap mood (this is the last one on 2008, I swear), and enjoying the remainder of my holiday break with my family, I thought I’d offer up my Top 5 Chateau Petrogasm reviews of 2008. If you’re not familiar with the Chateau, you can read my take on their…
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Sean Minor Wines: A Wine "Speed Dating" Redux
Hey, remember the recent Wine Bloggers Conference? Not that I haven’t mentioned it a gazillion times or anything. Anyway… one of the more interesting experiments conducted on both bloggers and winery representatives was on day one of said conference, when we played a very large game of wine review “speed dating.” In summary: bloggers were…
“Christmas With The Devil” Or “Why I Still Don’t Hate California Wine”
“The elves are dressed in leather And the angels are in chains The sugar plums are rancid And the stockings are in flames!” – from “Christmas with the Devil” by Spinal Tap Amidst the elite wine world personalities, there are a handful of famous names that hate the modern style of California wines. Actually, “hate”…
The Dude’s Top 10 Most Interesting Wines of 2008
Sure, it’s another cheesy end of year wrap-up post. But you know what? I dig these recaps – call it a guilty pleasure. It sure beats writing an entire new post and trying to come up with compelling content (hey, it’s the end of the year… I’m tired, man!). Actually, there was nothing easy about…