June 2009
-
Wine, Words & Love Affairs (A Book Review)
et·y·mol·o·gy Pronunciation: -jē Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural et·y·mol·o·gies Etymology: Middle English ethimologie, from Anglo-French, from Latin etymologia, from Greek, from etymon + -logia -logy Date: 14th century 1 : the history of a linguistic form (as a word) shown by tracing its development since…
-
Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2009-06-27
Planeta 'Segreta' Nero d'Avola/Merlot (Sicily): 'Warrior needs food, badly!' And so does this wine. Why isn't Nero more popular Stateside?!? # 07 Honoro Vera Merlot (Jumilla): Seasons52 exclusive Monastrell blend. Very approachable red fruit & spice. VERY ymmy with lamb & potatoes. # 06 Retromarcia…
-
The Real Hidden Danger of Wine Tasting (and THE Essential Tool for Protection)
Some of you out there reading this who may be in the wine trade will already know some of what I’m about to unfold here on the virtual pages of 1WineDude.com. To those people I say this: chime in with some comments to help those…
-
Cliq It. Cliq It Good! (winecliQ goes into Public Beta)
Frequent 1WineDude.com readers may have noticed a sharp-looking widget over in the sidebar titled “3 Wine Picks.” This little bugger comes courtesy of winecliQ, the brainchild of AmericanWinery.com, which I helped to test during their private beta. winecliQ has now moved out into public beta,…
