This post is the second in a multi-part series where Dude will give you a ‘wine insider’s’ take on how to seriously up your ‘wine geek’ knowledge (and hone your overall wine-tasting skills along with your “impress your party goers” wine profile). Some of you may recall my recent post on the first step to…
Category: wine tips
The Top 10 Wine Books You Really Need (How To Become a Wine Geek – Part I)
This post is the first in a three-part series where Dude will give you a ‘wine insider’s’ take on how to seriously up your ‘wine geek’ knowledge (and hone your overall wine-tasting skills along with your “impress your party goers” wine profile). When this Dude gives in-home wine tastings, probably the most frequently asked question…
How To (Not) Go Green (Organic Wines Still Suck)
Dude has seen quite a bit of press regarding organic and biodynamic wines, which are understandably riding the marketing wave of increased consumer demand for healthier, more naturally-made food products. At industry wine-tasting events, organic and biodynamic viticulture is touted at nearly every distributor’s and/or winery’s boot,h in order to get a edge over their…
Res-(veratrol)-ervations
If you’ve not been living like a monastic hermit, and have been listening to any form of news lately, you’ve likely come across any number of news stories related to Resveratrol, a substance found in wine (mostly red). Resveratrol, depending on which story you’re reading at the time, is claimed to have antioxidant, anti-cancer, and…