Asking me what wine mags to read is sort of like asking me what television shows are worth watching. I access them so infrequently, that I’m in danger of being totally irrelevant in my commentary. But what the hell, it’s never stopped me before! I also get bored easily, so committing to reading an entire…
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Are Wine Bloggers Insecure? (Hint: Not Quite…)
Are wine bloggers insecure? Wait a second… why are you asking? You trying to say I’m not any good?? Who the hell do you think you are, anyway, buck-o!!?!?? Ahem. Sorry about that. Seems that some topics can touch a bit of a nerve when it comes to blogging – especially wine blogging. You see,…
International Conflict and Wine: Georgia’s Treasures Under Fire
Just to bring a bit of palpable focus to the ongoing conflict in Georgia, I thought I’d highlight a few of the wine-related impacts of the fighting that is making worldwide news headlines: Georgia’s Caucasus region is widely believed to be the birthplace of wine, based on archeological findings of the oldest known cultivated vines….
The Trouble With Wine Ratings: Part 2
I’m glad to see that my post last week on the potential troubles with the 100 point wine rating system has spurred so much interesting dialog in the wine “blogosphere” (man, we really need another word for that…). Probably the most interesting conversation on this was triggered by Steve Heimoff’s response on his excellent Unreserved…