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…
Hourglass Recent Releases (Or, “Reports Of Napa’s Vintage From Hell Might Be Overblown”)
I, along with a small cadre of other wine media peeps, recently got invited to one of those on-line Q&A / sample tasting thangs highlighting recent releases from high-end Napa Valley producer Hourglass (so named due to the shape of their vineyard holdings, which form part of the narrowest spots in the North-South winegrowing continuum…
Watch The Punch Down Episode Two With Guest Randall Grahm
Ok… here’s TPD, Episode two! Enjoy… The Punch Down LIVE – Episode Two with guest Randall Grahm Cheers!
Wined Down: Four Wine Traditions That Need To Die
We’re back to more controversial topics on my latest Playboy.com Wined Down column. Admit it, you like it controversial, don’t you…? About two weeks ago, PB published my list of Four Wine Traditions That Need To Die. And the sooner that those traditions shuffle off their mortal coils, the better. Those traditions are, in order…