You know what? I hope that Steve Heimoff kicks my ass. Not literally, of course (hey, I didn’t study a bit of Wing Chun for nothin’!), but tastingly. (Is tastingly a word? Ah, who cares – adverbs kick ass!). Who is Steve, and why should I want him to kick ass? And how does this…
Get Your Buzz On: the Foodbuzz Publisher Community Launches
For a while now (not sure how long exactly… after a certain amount of wine those sort of details get fuzzy…), I’ve been part of an on-line community called Foodbuzz. I’m what they call a featured publisher, and to be honest I’m not sure exactly what that means, except that I was kindly invited into…
"Wine on Tuesdays" on a Wednesday (Book Review)
I figured that it was about time for another book review on 1WineDude.com, so I’m jumping back into the book review swing of things with my take on Debra & Keith Gordon’s Wine on Tuesdays: Be a Serious Wine Drinker Without Taking Wine Too Seriously. [ Full disclosure: I received a media copy of Wine…
The Passing of Papa Pinot (David Lett, 1939-2008)
I was sad to hear of the passing of David Lett last week, at the young age of 69. David wasn’t as much of a household name as Robert Mondavi or Rodney Strong, but he was every bit as influential in putting U.S. wine on the map as his more visible peers. What Mondavi did…