“Literally all my savings all went into the winery to keep it afloat… it was the most challenging time of my life.” Winemaking, especially in these troubled economic times, is not for anyone whose skins might be thinner than your average Cabernet grape’s. Case in point: Volta Wines. Longtime 1WineDude.com readers will no doubt recognize…
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Think Inside The (Wine) Box Giveaway: Personalized Wine Gift Holiday Edition
Ok, peeps – just in time (and plenty of it) for the holidays, we’ve got another giveaway coming at ya! This week, one lucky commenter will be selected at random to win a pretty spiffy personalized wine gift box (a $45 retail value) from www.personalizedwineboxes.com! Pictured at left, these wine gift boxes look pretty…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini Reviews Round-Up for 2010-11-26
09 Grafen Neipperg Muskateller Halbtrocken (Württemberg): Like having a date over a tangy lychee martini, that end with a sweet kiss. $22 B- -> 08 Wish Nouveau Pinot Noir (North Coast): Gr8 concept but this dried cherry & smoked bacon juggling act never really finds its groove $20 C+ -> 09 Finca Lasierpe Garnacha Rosado…
Black Friday Wine Picks (Wine Crush Blog)
Greetings, oh-so-recently-stuffed-to-the-gills gourmands! Rather than hand out badges and ratings this long holiday weekend, I am taking a slightly different angle on the wine recommendations in honor of the most-dreaded of post-holiday excursions: shopping on Black Friday. Today, you can head over to The Wine Crush Blog anytime after 9:30 AM CT and read my…