Or maybe that should be the Science of Anticipation… Back in January (yes, I am just now getting around to this – hey, I’ve got a newborn at the house; what’s your excuse?), findings were published from a study that measured participant’s brain reactions to tasting wine. The trick: it was the same wine, but…
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Ethics and Wine Blogging (or "Ouch! I’ve Got a Neck Cramp From All This Navel-Gazing!")
Oooooooooooooohhhhh boy. Seems I can’t go a week these days without getting embroiled in one wine blogging controversy or another. Let’s see… how do I recap this so it’s not mind-numbingly boring for people who came here thinking they might be reading about wine? See, apparently, that’s not what wine bloggers like to do anymore…
Don’t Feed the Trolls Part Deux: Tales from the Snake-Pit
Remember earlier today, when I said it was “Non-Post Week” here at 1WineDude.com? Ok, so I lied. Well, I didn’t intend to lie, it just, kind of… you know… happened. I’m interrupting (already!) our previously scheduled ‘Non-Post’ week non-event to share with you a link to my buds over at Wine Biz Radio, who were…
Don’t Feed the Trolls: How NOT to Respond to Public Criticism
By now, many of you will already have heard about the controversy surrounding Wine Spectator’s restaurant awards that unfolded into the mainstream media this week. This topic is getting about as visible a media treatment as the wine world ever gets, so I won’t rehash the complete story here. To get us all up to…