“I was delayed, I was way-laid An emergency stop I smelt the last ten seconds of life…” – The Smiths, “Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before“ Sometimes getting a late start can be a good thing. At least, that’s the kind of thing that I like to tell myself when I…
Putting More Than A Cork In It (Talking Alternative Wine Closures For Fix.com)
1WD is no stranger to the geeky details of alternative wine closures (see previous thoughts on touring the Nomacorc synthetic cork plant, my write-up about screwcap closures for Publix Grape, and an introduction to cork alternatives penned for Answers.com). Some of us find shizz like that to be fascinating… potentially unhealthy, argue-about-it-vehemently-over-many-drinks levels of fascinating…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For February 22, 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…
Alcohol Probably Isn’t Good For You (But Don’t Start Crying Just Yet)
Recently, a 1WD reader wrote in to ask me what I thought about the recent spate of news indicating that alcohol is bad for your health. Here’s his initial correspondence, which he gave me permission to share with you all: Hey, Dude, I was reading a few articles in Decanter for class when I came…