(image: darlingofourage.files.wordpress.com)This is not your fathers wine buying. There is a great little article posted today in SunJournal.com about how the tastes of a small, but extremely influential group of people are impacting the wine trade. And they’re NOT talking about the Robert Parkers of the world, whose tendency to enjoy big, alcohol-laden fruit bombs…
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Weekly Wine Web Wrap-Up: After the Storm Edition
Greetings from PA, where we are digging out after a bout of winter weather; not the worst we’ve seen by a long shot, but the first significant winter storm we’ve seen all season – very, very late for these parts. I’m not going to jump the gun and blame global warming just yet… but… you…
Weekly Wine Web Wrap-up – V-Day Hangover Edition
Welcome to the post-Valentine’s Day Hangover edition of the Weekly Wine Web Wrap-up (where Dude highlights some of his favorite wine news items over the past week)! Is it Getting Hot in Here, or is it Just Me?You’d have been hard-pressed (ha-ha) to miss stories this week about the impact of global warming on the…
Wine Makes You Sexier (I’m just sayin’…)
(image: www.yandy.com) And it’s not because the object of your desire becomes more desirable after you’ve put on the “wine goggles.” According to a survey jointly sponsored by the Australian Wine Council and on-line dating service Match.com, having a healthy knowledge of the world’s most romantic beverage makes you more attractive, with those people preferring…