Uhm, like what is this stuff? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine sample tasting notes via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be fun, quickly-and-easily-digestible reviews. Below is a wrap-up of the twitter reviews from the past week…
Medieval Secrets: Ancient Walls, Modern Winemaking in Chianti’s Castello di Volpaia
When you’re dealing with the wine biz on a consistent basis, there’s one thing you get to see a whole lot of (besides wine, Styrofoam, and cardboard, I mean): Stainless steel tanks. Everybody who produces wine wants to show you their steel tanks. Wine people are obsessed with their steel tanks; they basically have total…
Interviews, Mini-Reviews, And Prepping For Big News
Just in case you’re not sick of me yet (you are reading this, right Mom?), 1WD has cropped up in the Global Interwebs in two interesting extra-curriculars in the past few weeks. The first is in in the form of an interview I did for The Urban Grocer (don’t ask me, I’m not sure why these…
1WineDude TV Episode 40: From Chianti With Sweet, Sticky Love (Putting VinniBag To The Test In Tuscany!)
In this episode, I take a break from my busy schedule of eating, napping and playing Infinity Blade during my Tuscany vacation to field test a sample of the VinniBag, a unique inflatable travel bag meant to protect wine bottle from damage and temperature fluctuations. How did my Tuscan Vin Santo fare in the VinniBag after…