To get a feel for how important the culture of the vine is in the tiny and picturesque hilltop town of Villabuena in Rioja Alavesa, consider this: Villabuena has roughly 317 inhabitants, and just over ten percent of them (about 40) are wineries; so the town hosts 1 winery for every 8 or so people….
Let’s Kick Alzheimer’s Ass, Together (With A Giveaway!)
I’ve been churning out content on 1WineDude.com for about five years, and over the last year or two articles have been posted here just about five days a week. Total cost to you, aside from your time and smarties, is somewhere around $0.00. But today… Today, I’m asking you to pay up. But not to…
The Most Glaring Omissions From The 2012 Wine Blog Awards Finalists
Some people are either too intelligent or too timid to criticize programs from which they’ve benefited. That’s usually a smart play when it comes to things like awards, because criticism can undermine those accolades and potentially reduce their value to those who have received them. But with the 2012 Wine Blog Awards winners announcement being…
Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For August 13, 2012
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…