At the risk of sounding like a complete and total corporate brand shill, I’m going to mention that Black Box Wines, one of a few wine brands that have come on the scene offering higher-quality boxed wines, has been good to me and I consider them “friends of the Dude.” It helps that their product…
Southern Hospitality? (Sampling VA’s Loudoun County Wineries)
Virginia, as the marketing slogan goes, is for Lovers. VA may soon be for wine lovers, especially if you’re fond of Old World style Cabernet Franc. VA is not necessarily for wine writers, however. Those are the tidbits of knowledge that I came away with anyway, after touring a handful of Loudoun County wineries with…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-08-22
07 Rued Chardonnay (Russian River Valley): Aromatic & *almost* balanced at 14.5 abv with stone fruits galore. Pretty good deal for $18. # 05 Blair Wedding Cuvee (Pennsylvania): Bad label, good wine. One of the spiciest (& best) East Coast Cab Franc blends I've had in a while. # 08 d'Arenberg 'Broken Fishplate' Sauvignon Blanc…
1WineDude Featured on Tom Wark’s Fermentation!
Wow – I feel like I’ve arrived! This week, 1WineDude is featured on Tom Wark’s long-standing and excellent wine blog Fermentation. This mention is extra-special for me, because I’ve really enjoyed Tom’s Bloggerviews series and have often been turned on to new and interesting writers that Tom has featured. To me, when Tom features a…