I like wine (duh). I also favor, and am often drawn to, personalities that are high-energy, engaging or highly-knowledgeable about their fields of expertise. No surprise, then, that I consider Mark Oldman one of the most dynamic – and one of the best – wine educators in the world, since he’s got it going on…
Tag: book review
Biodynamic Wine, Mystified (Is BioDynamics A Bunch of Fertilizer?)
I have uncovered potentially serious evidence that could possibly refute the recent scientific evidence suggesting that drinking wine makes you smarter. Specifically, I offer my recent experience reading Nicholas Joly’s essay-like treatise on the hot-potato topic of Biodynamic viticulture, Biodynamic Wine, Demystified. If this is the demystified version, I’d hate to see it mystified. I…
The Most Beautiful Wine Cellars In The World, Revisited (Now With Drool-Inducing Pics!)
After my review last week of the newly-released book by Astrid Fobelets, Jurgen Lijcops, The Most Beautiful Wine Cellars In The World, I received requests (one in the comments, and a few more via email) for some pictures from that haughty tome. After all, if you’re gonna drop upwards of $60 on a coffee table…
The Most Beautiful Wine Cellars In The World
In the music industry, we call it G.A.S. As in, Gear Acquisition Syndrome – a desire to acquire more basses, guitars, whatever, usually brought on by exposure to an awesome instrument pick up made by an acquaintance. In my “spare time” I run a social network for bass guitarists, so I have a lot of…