This exciting edition (is there any other kind?) of Tales of the Purple Monkey has Plumboo (that’s the monkey) and me taking on one wine, but in three slightly (but importantly) different ways. Last week, I participated in several Twitter Taste Live events, one of them being co-hosted by BinEndsWine.com and DrVino.com titled “Drink Local!”…
The Thanksgiving Wine Pick Poll!
Ah…. Thanksgiving. Far and away my favorite U.S. holiday. I used to have a great deal of difficulty explaining Thanksgiving to my European and International friends. That is, until one day when, out of complete frustration during a conversation about Thanksgiving with a buddy of mine in the UK, I exclaimed: “Look – it’s two…
Twitter Taste Live: Drink Charitably! TONIGHT 8PM ET
Hey folks – a reminder for you that Twitter Taste Live is happening again tonight at 8PM ET. This round will be for charity, as we will be drinking and reviewing the wines of Humanitas! (details available here). Hope to see you online at twitter (you can also follow along with the action live below,…
1WD @ WLTV & TTL (Have Acronym, Will Drink!)
What, too many acronyms for ya? WTF!?? I wanted to send a big THANK YOU out to Gary V. for mentioning me & 1WineDude.com on a recent episode of Wine Library TV. Thanks, bro! I also want to send out a big CONGRATS to the fine guys over at Volta wine, whose wine Gary reviewed…