I could tell that I wasn’t quite myself based on the number of business cards in my backpack. There were dozens of those little cards left, staring back at me when I opened my pack. Cards that I should have given away to friends old and new at the Wine Bloggers Conference in Walla Walla. …
Category: commentary
Brave New World (or “Do We Really Need Wine Experts Anymore?”)
Just over one month ago, I was quoted in an (excellent and well-written) article by Spencer Bailey of the Columbia Journalism Review, titled “Everyone’s the Wine Expert: Wine critics and bloggers, professional and amateur, are mixed up in a social media web.” At the time, the CJR article was (rightfully) the subject of interesting and…
Calling the Brett Police on the Loire
Earlier this week, I shared a brief twitter exchange with Wine Spectator senior editor James Molesworth, kicked off by a tweet about a Chinon tasting that I noticed on James’ twitter feed: “That was a tough flight – I’m more tolerant than most, but someone needs to send the brett police to Chinon…” Essentially, James…
It’s Time For the PLCB to Die (or “There is NO Cabernet Franc”)
It’s been a while since I railed against the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Not that they haven’t deserved a good railing in the interim, I’ve just been busy with other topics, and the PLCB has been busy raiding PA bars at great taxpayer expense and with no justifiable reason, so they’ve been dealing with plenty…