08 Black Box Malbec (Mendoza): Quite a feat to pack that much blueberry & tobacco spice in that lil' box. A bargain at <$7/bottle. $25 3L B- # 09 Heinz Eifel "Shine" Riesling (Pfalz): What it lacks in balance it makes up for in peaches, limes & (for sure) price. For spicy food $10 B…
Getting Crushed (at the Wine Crush Blog)
1WineDude.com has never (and will never) accept sponsored articles, which means that whatever you read on its virtual pages is purely the product of my somewhat deranged mind. I do need to feed my family, however, and so I have been taking some paid writing gigs on the side. One of those gigs has been…
Calling the Brett Police on the Loire
Earlier this week, I shared a brief twitter exchange with Wine Spectator senior editor James Molesworth, kicked off by a tweet about a Chinon tasting that I noticed on James’ twitter feed: “That was a tough flight – I’m more tolerant than most, but someone needs to send the brett police to Chinon…” Essentially, James…
The Art of Simplification: An Interview With Andrea Robinson
Many, many wine personalities talk about wanting to make wine more accessible and simple for consumers; few deliver in the manner that today’s interview guest, Andrea Robinson, has. She’s practically raised the task of simplifying wine to an art form. After ditching a 9-to-5 day job (“surely there is a special place in Heaven for…