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Faked Out? (Tales of a Possibly Faked Wine)
It’s often said that imitation is flattery in its most sincere form. Imitation is also a way of making a quick buck, and in the case of wine has sometimes been used to dupe even the world’s most influential palates and wine writers. Counterfeiting, in…
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Anthony dias Blue Goes on the Attack Against Wine Bloggers
Here we go again. I don’t know why wine writing icons feel compelled lately to disparage wine bloggers as a whole, but it seems that the venerable Anthony dias Blue is joining Robert Parker in painting all wine bloggers with an overly broad and negative…
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California, Cat Piss, Saints & Twitter (or “Joe vs. Napa Sauvignon Blanc”)
By all accounts, the is past Saturday’s Twitter Taste Live! event, featuring selections from Napa Valley stalwart St. Supery, was a big success. Some estimates on the event put the number of twitter event posts at greater than 700 (I’ve not seen any definitive statistics…
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“Gluttzilla” Lodi Zinfandel Attacks City!!
LODI ZINFANDEL ATTACKS TOKYO! Crowds flee for their lives as “Gluttzilla” menace destroys theme park. Tokyo defenses “only stir its already considerable anger.” July 8th, 2009 – Tokyo Inebriated Press A powerfully alcoholic wine emerged from the basement depths of downtown Tokyo wine and liquor…
