[Editor’s Note: this is a little ditty for those of you who, like the editor, live in one of the many U.S. states that prohibit the direct sale and/or shipping of wine. Enjoy!] Bitchslapping your state legislator is not a simple matter. In fact, it’s fraught with potential pitfalls. What if your legislator is bigger…
Mission: Mendoza – How Well Does Malbec Age? (Guest Post)
This is a guest post from frequent 1WineDude.com contributor Jason Whiteside, who recently attained his WSET Diploma in Wines & Spirits (with Merit). Jason recently returned from a trip to Argentina, cataloged below, in which he went inside Bodega Catena Zapata to answer the question “How Well Does New World Malbec Age?” His trip…
What Price Bordeaux: Bordeaux’s Loss of Identity By The Numbers
Master of Wine and scientist Benjamin Lewin’s non-fiction book What Price Bordeaux has a title that, unlike many non-fictional works, is meant to convey a series of meanings or themes that are touched on at some point in the body of the work itself. In this case, What Price Bordeaux refers, at turns, to The…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-03-27
09 Ducca del Frassino Garganega Pinot Grigio (Venezie): Crisp & refreshing if you dig aromas of artificially-flavored banana candy. $20 3L C # 07 Dancing Bull Zinfandel (CA): Easy to like, & easier to drink, though the candied red fruit on the nose might wear out the welcome. $9 C+ # 06 Brutocao Quadriga (Mendocino):…