Last week, Silicon Valley Bank and Vintank teamed up to present a rather well-researched and thorough look at what the wine industry has in store for itself in the near future. Predictions are, of course, only for the exceedingly brave (or exceedingly foolish – or both), since they’re ripe for the 20/20 vision sniper cross…
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Dude, Where’s My “Wine?” (Marijuana And Wine Remain Popular Pairing For California Winemakers)
I recently had a conversation with a celebrity involved in the California wine biz that went something like this: CA Wine Celebrity: “Hey – have you ever had cannabis-infused wine?” Me: “Cannabis-infused?” CWC: “Yeah. Totally. Pot wine?” Me: “No – but I wouldn’t be surprised if every other winemaker in California was drinking it; and…
Breaking News! Steve Heimoff And I To Swap Gigs!
In this special weekend edition of 1WineDude.com, I have some epically gargantuanly stunningly-hyphenated-made-up-adverbially BIG news to share with you all. Steve Heimoff, of Wine Enthusiast Magazine (not sure if it’s the English or Mandarin version… but sh*t, I’d better find that out REAL soon) are SWAPPING GIGS. Yes, ou’re reading that correctly. Steve Heimoff will…
Will Bordeaux Be Fine Wine’s Benchmark In 100 Years? (A Candid Conversation With Eric Asimov)
Ah, Bordeaux… can’t live with its inflated prices… pass the peanuts! The wine biz has been in a serious tizzy since Robert Parker released his scores for the 2009 Bordeaux offerings – and he was in a generous mood, with damn-near twenty wines garnering “perfect” 100 point scores, including the likes of Bellevue Mondotte, and…