07 Olson Ogden Stagecoach Vineyard Syrah (Napa): What's not to love: the price. What's to love: everything else, esp. those silky tannins B+ # 09 Grey's Peak Riesling (Waipara): Quince, stone & tropical fruit, & a balanced sense of place – all for under $20. Hats off to the Kiwis. B # 06 Buehler Papa's…
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The Thrill of Acknowledgement, The Agony of Shout-Outs
Ok. I wasn’t going to post about this, because quite frankly I’m starting to feel like I am treading a very fine line between self-serving, ego-stroking promotion of this blog and giving legitimate props to folks who are helping to make 1WineDude.com successful. This kind of tears me up because I’ve been blessed with some…
Professional Wine Tasters Are Full of Sh*t
Pro wine writers are among the most full of sh*t professions (statistically); so saith Cracked.com, where “Wine Tasters” make their recent list of The 6 Most Statistically Full of Sh*t Professions. There are two things that surprised me when perusing the list of chosen six: Weather Forecasters, while predictably ranking high on the list, came…
Yo, Chester County! Taste Local This Weekend! (Feb 5-6)
Those of you Chester County, PA folk who feel compelled to Go Green by supporting business that produce wares locally – and those of you who just happen to like supporting local business, or just happen to dig the food and wine produced by local business – will certainly want to check out Taste Local…