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…
Judging the Judges: Study Shows Wine Judges Aren’t That Reliable (or does it…?)
The Journal of Wine Economics has just published a study authored by Robert T. Hodgson titled An Examination of Judge Reliability at a major U.S. Wine Competition. The reported findings should make the fodder for about 10,000 wine blog articles over the next few weeks. The study tracked the ability of wine competition judges to…
Why Huge Wine Lists Suck
With the recent review I penned for WCDish.com, I’ve had restaurant wine lists on the brain lately. Which means that this post will likely be ill-timed, given the dearth of restaurant-goers in an economy that is wading knee-deep in layoff announcements. Oh well – timing was never one of my strong suits. Anyway, as a…