In this ultra-exciting edition of Tales of the Purple Monkey, Dude and Plumboo face off against a German Wine Label, as part of Wine Blogging Wednesday #45 (this month hosted over at the venerable Winecast.net). AND LIVE TO TELL THE TALE! WARNING: This post contains German words. Proceed with EXTREME CAUTION!! To give you an…
10 Free Wine Web Resources You Probably Aren’t Using
We’re all short on cash in these times of recess -er, I mean, economic challenge. So the Dude has compiled a list of his 10 favorite wine resources on the web. All of them FREE. Each one will cost you exactly $0.00 to use. Bumpkis. Nada. Goose-eggs. You can thank me later, by clicking the…
So You Want To Get Into the Wine Business? (How to Be a Wine Geek, Part IV: Interview with a Wine Retailer)
Welcome to the next installment in the “How to Be a Wine Geek” series here at www.1Winedude.com! Many wine lovers have toyed with the idea of one day breaking into the wine biz. That’s not just trying to jump into perceived (and relatively false) romantic cache factor of workin’ the vineyard and making wine. Some…
What Makes a Wine Great? Maybe Not What You Think!
What makes a wine great? I don’t mean great as in “pretty tasty, I like it, it’s got a nice beat and I can dance to it” great. I mean eye-popping, life-changing, “the heavens opened ancient mythology style” great. That’s a tough question, even for those of us in the wine biz, because so few…