This ultra-exciting edition of Tales of the Purple Monkey has Plumboo and I once again taking part in the Wine Blogging Wednesday blog carnival! Because it’s an anniversary edition of WBW, it’s being hosted this month by cool-guy and WBW founder Lenn Thompson at Lenndevours. I say “ultra-exciting” edition because Lenn’s theme has Plumboo and…
International Conflict and Wine: Georgia’s Treasures Under Fire
Just to bring a bit of palpable focus to the ongoing conflict in Georgia, I thought I’d highlight a few of the wine-related impacts of the fighting that is making worldwide news headlines: Georgia’s Caucasus region is widely believed to be the birthplace of wine, based on archeological findings of the oldest known cultivated vines….
Win Free Wine Gear (Prep. for Twitter Tasting Live #2)!
In preparation for the upcoming Twitter Tasting Live Event (hosted by Winecast & BinEndsWine.com) on August 21st, I’m giving away FREE 1WineDude.com gear! This round of the live twitter wine tasting will focus on the fabulous Alsace wines of Hugel & Fils. I will (once again) be hosting a group of local wine geeks and…
August Wine Events
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…