I’ll be hitting the judging circuit this week at the 2016 San Francisco International Wine Competition, so it seemed a good time to get a jump on the June wine product round-up (my monthly attempt at working a path through the product samples that I receive that aren’t drinkable). This month, I’m happy to report…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For June 6, 2016
So, like, what is this stuff, anyway? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be quirky, fun, and easily-digestible reviews of currently available…
Get Yer Vote On! (2016 Wine Blog Awards Voting Is Now Open)
Voting for the 2016 Wine Blog Awards is now open, so you need to get yer digital ass over to their website and cast your vote to help determine the winners. Before you ask – no, I am not a finalist this year. I was a judge, and therefore requested that 1WD be recused from…
In Other Words, The Wine Biz Is Pretty F*cked Up (Thoughts On The Closure Of IPOB)
The wine media world has been tripping over itself to cover the recently-announced ceasing of operations by In Pursuit of Balance (IPOB), an organization of producers that held tastings of wines that fit what the organizers and their tasting panel deemed to be New World wines of particularly elegant expression. In other words, wines that…