This way-cool special edition of Tales of the Purple Monkey has Plumboo and I not tasting or reviewing any wine whatsoever! Participating as we do in the ongoing monthly wine blogger carnival Wine Blogging Wednesday, the Purple Monkey and I usually take part via a theme-based wine review. Instead, this election-year-inspired September WBW theme (hosted…
Dude, Where Are The Ratings?
Simple – there aren’t any. Next question. Ok, well maybe it’s not that simple, actually. Astute 1WineDude.com readers have pointed out that I have yet to clearly explain my wine rating system; or, more accurately, my lack of a wine rating system. So… I will try to explain it but bear with me, because while…
Your Next Wine Mag (Only Serious Geeks May Apply)
WARNING: This is a post for serious wine geeks only. I’m not joking around. Here’s a test: If the concept of whether or not small doses of Brettanomyces should be considered a wine flaw or not doesn’t excite you, then you might want to skip out on this post. Because I’m about to extol the…
September Wine Events!
It’s that time of month again… time to hip you Philly-area peeps onto some excellent wine-related events coming up this month! First up are two wine & food pairing events in West Chester, PA. I will be trying to get my butt to these events – hope to see YOU there! =================================== Tuesday, September 16at…