Just a very quick tidbit today, to point you over to the house of the venerable king of wine blogging satirical musings, the HoseMaster of Wine (a.k.a. comedian and former sommelier Ron Washam) where last week 1WD was masterfully roasted in effigy. Consider me as charred as the inside of a heavily toasted American oak…
“If I was anywhere but rural Italy, I’d feel like a total scumbag” (Guest Post by Matthew Gavin Frank)
Following is a guest post from Chicago-born poet and food-and-travel writer Matthew Gavin Frank, who is, by the account of any reasonably sane person, a very interesting guy. Frank has, at turns, held the following jobs: proprietor of an Alaskan breakfast joint menu designer for Julia Roberts’s private parties in Taos sommelier for Chefs Rick…
Austria Uncorked: May 5 in NYC (1WD Reader Discount!)
Those of you on the Right Coast who think that GruVe is groovy would do well to check out the upcoming Austria Uncorked event in NYC on May 5th – and 1WD readers get a discount on tix! Here are the details on the event, in which what looks like a ridiculous amount of Austrian…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-04-10
NV Banfi Rosa Regale (Brachetto d’Acqui): Cranberries, rose petals, & fun. Don’t expect an open bottle to stay full for very long. $20 B- # 06 Gallo Barrelli Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Alexander Valley): Serve to those who still think fruit bombs can’t be legit. $35 B+ # 08 Mac Murray Ranch Pinot Gris (Sonoma…