Given that the Southern Hemisphere, whose “reversed” seasons give their winemakers a leg up on vintage releases, already have 2009s hitting the wine store shelves, it’s not too early to call the 2009 vintage for Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc a strong one. I won’t go so far to protest 2009 as excellent for all of New…
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My Biggest Regret of 2009 (I Need You To Donate $1 TODAY)
By most counts, 2009 was a great year for 1WineDude.com. The blog won some awards. I got interviewed – quite a lot. The blog was featured in some cool places. I got to contribute to some great publications (like CNBC and Mutineer Mag). And getting mentioned in Yahoo! Tech news and the L.A. Times was really…
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-01-09
05 Cesari Mara Vino Di Ripasso (Valpolicella): Dried cherry action w/ some orange peel & spice happily complicating matters. Pass the pork. # 05 Ruffino Riserva Ducale (Chianti Classico): For all that complex dark cherry structure, it's starting to show a bit of age. Drink soon. # 07 Jackson-Triggs Vidal Icewine (Niagara): Like mango &…
Should 1WineDude.com Start Using Wine Ratings? Have Your Say!
Yes, I am actually going there. No, I don’t expect everyone to like it, which is why I am asking you what you think about it. Here’s the skinny: What It Is A grade I would give any wine reviewed on 1WineDude.com (and on the mini-wine review twitter feed). The grade would follow the ‘report…