Hey – ever wonder what I think about wine blogging? No? Really? Oh, well – just in case you change your mind: I recently asked to help start up responses to questions about wine blogging by the fine folks over at WineBlogger.info. Or maybe I was just the first one to see the request and…
The Rise of Snooth.com (or "Get on the Virtual Wine Bus, Already!")
Now this is interesting. Well, interesting to me, anyway: Venerable Internet tech. news site TechCrunch recently profiled Snooth.com (I’m an affiiate, so it caught my eye), detailing its growing popularity, and its impressive ability to secure angel funding during a very dank, dark, and dastardly economic climate. Getting featured on TechCrunch is newsworthy enough in…
‘Burgh Wine, By Way of Napa (An Encounter with Matthiasson’s Current Releases)
Whew! We are now officially in the morning after what might have been not only the most stunning, but also possibye the greatest late-game comeback win in Superbowl history, by none other than Dude’s favorite team in all of professional sports: the 6-time world champion Pittsburgh Steelers. So naturally after such a dramatic and entertaining…
What’s In a Label (Deciphering U.S. Wine Terms Isn’t As Easy As You Think)
Hey, U.S. peeps – you folks who are still on the inaugural high – have you ever scoffed with national pride at the wine labels from other countries? “Ha,” you might scoff to yourself when perusing the aisles at your favorite wine shop, “I’m glad that wine labels from my country don’t have anything to…