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Month: October 2012

Wined Down: Pinot, Sex, And Getting Even With The Wine Biz

Posted on October 31, 2012October 27, 2012 by 1WineDude

You’d think that when you gather wine lovers into one conference area with the promise of imbibing a lot of vino in short order, they’d have little over which to argue. But that’s not the case when Sideways (and its follow-up Vertical) author Rex Pickett is also in the same conference area. Pickett’s keynote/interview at…

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iPad Mini, Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD And… Tasting Notes?

Posted on October 30, 2012October 29, 2012 by 1WineDude

I do not own a tablet computer. I also do not own a smartphone (many of you who have seen me at events in 2012 can attest to teasing me about the miserable state of affairs of my “dumb” phone, which now goes by the nickname “Jurassic Cell” and employs technology so ancient that it…

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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For October 29, 2012

Posted on October 29, 2012November 2, 2012 by 1WineDude

So, like what is this stuff, anyway? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant to be quirky, fun, and easily-digestible reviews of currently available…

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Weekly Wine Quiz: This Is ImPORTant

Posted on October 26, 2012October 29, 2012 by 1WineDude

Welcome to the Weekly Wine Quiz! This week… well, hell, I’m not gonna sugar-coat it, this week you’ve got your work cut out for you. Standard disclaimer: I supply a quiz question each week, but I do *not* supply the quiz answer right away. It’s YOU who supply your *most awesome guess* as to that…

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