So, really – who cares what I think? Maybe not too many wine consumers. According to a new Pew Internet study report, the Internet has a small influence on consumers’ buying decisions when compared to offline channels (like recommendations from salespeople, friends, etc.). That includes Internet sites like, oh, for example, 1WineDude.com. Hmm… maybe I…
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What Makes a Wine Great? Maybe Not What You Think!
What makes a wine great? I don’t mean great as in “pretty tasty, I like it, it’s got a nice beat and I can dance to it” great. I mean eye-popping, life-changing, “the heavens opened ancient mythology style” great. That’s a tough question, even for those of us in the wine biz, because so few…
It’s Spring – Drink Whatever the Hell You Want!
(images: Joe Roberts) Ah, Spring. That time when a young man’s fancy turns to love. And to thoughts of what wines are best to get that love just a little bit tipsy. Or maybe a lot tipsy, depending on the moral stature of the young man. Although the weather here in the Mid-Atlantic/NE has been…
20 Things About Life I’ve Learned From Drinking Wine
(images: davidzinger.wordpress.com, elsnoozo.blogspot.com, history.com, aceface.com) It’s been said in some Eastern traditions that to be born a human is a rare event. To be a human and to question the source of life (to become a Seeker) is rarer still. And rarest of all is to seek and find your guru, the way to enlightenment….