It’s that time of month again here at 1WineDude.com. That time when we hip you to some way cool events going on in the wine world (what were you thinking I was going to say?): 1) First up is a local Philly-area shin-dig. Teikoku Restaurant will be having their next wine & food pairing event…
Winery Spotlight: J Vineyards (& the Rise of Winery Blogging)
Not too long ago, I was contacted by a PR firm regarding one of their wineries, J Vineyards. This is nothing to write about in and of itself. What is worth writing about is why they were reaching out to me. As a wine blogger, they wanted me to know that J had launched their…
The Last Glass of Wine You May Ever Drink (Zen Wine Appreciation)
This past week, I finally got around to watching Randy Pausch’s “Last Lecture.” For the 7 or 8 of you that have yet to see this (I’ve got a 4-month-old at the house… what’s your excuse?), the video of the Pausch’s inspirational lecture has been viewed by an estimated 6 million+ people. Pausch’s topic was…
The Trouble With Wine Ratings: Part 2
I’m glad to see that my post last week on the potential troubles with the 100 point wine rating system has spurred so much interesting dialog in the wine “blogosphere” (man, we really need another word for that…). Probably the most interesting conversation on this was triggered by Steve Heimoff’s response on his excellent Unreserved…