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…
Weekly Wine Quiz: Winning!
Welcome to the Weekly Wine Quiz, peoples! Standard disclaimer: based on feedback from ever-so-vocal-and-intelligent peeps like you, I supply the quiz question each week, but I do *not* supply the quiz answer immediately. YOU supply your choice for the answer in the comments, and then tune back in later today in the comments section for…
Art, Artemis, And A Cautionary Tale Of On-Line Wine Review Stickiness (Revisiting Etching Expressions)
I was recently contacted by the folks over at Etching Expressions, a service that provides custom etched wine bottles and personalized wine labels, complete with vino in bottle. They wanted to send me a sample, but not for the usual reason of hoping that it might turn into a formal review. No, this was to…
Ranking The World’s Most Ass-Kicking Wine Regions (Wined Down)
Last week, my Playboy.com column ran a list of The Five Most Ass-Kicking Wine Regions, which I dubbed “The 2012 Edition” because I hope to run the list annually, kind of like the annual Most Interesting Wines of the Year round-up that runs here every December. I expect – and probably deserve – to take…