What’s it like to “taste” wine live, online? The concept sounds totally geeky, but it turns out that it kicks all kinds of ass. For a few months running (since its inaugural run), I’ve been taking part in the Twitter Tasting Live event hosted by BinEndsWine.com. In summary: You buy a sample pack from BinEndsWine.com,…
89 Bottles of Wine on the Wall… (An Update on the "89 Project")
It’s been one month since I posted about the 89 Project, the brainchild of 2 Days Per Bottle‘s David Honig. I figured it was time for a check in to see how the little guy was faring! You might recall from my previous post (the one that Wine Enthusiast’s Steve Heimoff, bless his soul, interpreted…
Bitterness in White Wines (No… Really!)
I run into this situation at a lot of wine tasting events: We’re trying white wines, and one of the tasters gets a look on their face as if they just sucked down one of those Altoids lemon sours. The kind that are so bitter, they make you feel as though you will suck out…
Ethics and Wine Blogging (or "Ouch! I’ve Got a Neck Cramp From All This Navel-Gazing!")
Oooooooooooooohhhhh boy. Seems I can’t go a week these days without getting embroiled in one wine blogging controversy or another. Let’s see… how do I recap this so it’s not mind-numbingly boring for people who came here thinking they might be reading about wine? See, apparently, that’s not what wine bloggers like to do anymore…