For our latest 1WineDude.com interview, I’m tasked with the difficult job of introducing someone who requires no introduction (at least, not when it comes to the world of fine wine). Today’s interview guest, Robert Parker, is arguably the most famous wine critic on the planet; what is beyond argument is that he is the most…
Do You Use Mobile Wine Apps?
A strange thing happened to me recently. Actually, it happened to 1WineDude.com, not to me. And yes, I mean stranger than the normal level if strange on this blog. I agreed to contribute content to a platform that I can’t really access and probably won’t use. Specifically, I’ve let Hello Vino, the popular wine recommendation…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-05-29
07 Chateau Pineraie Malbec (Cahors): The berries are red, the booze is hot, the brett is funky, & the finish is bittahhhhh. €7 C+ # 09 Chateau Quattre (Cahors): Aparently, hard limestone soils worked by long-standing producers equates to explosive red fruit goodness. €6 B # 08 Rigal Les Terrasses (Cahors): After the supple mouthfeel…
Cahors Malbec Days Festival: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The International Malbec Days Festival (May 20th-23rd, 2010 in Cahors, France) is now behind us. Let’s take the Good, Bad and (in some cases, the very) Ugly of the festival, in reverse order: The Ugly: Event Coordination and “Wines that Smell of Donkey Poop” Organizing and executing a wine industry event the size of the…