Ah…. Thanksgiving. Far and away my favorite U.S. holiday. I used to have a great deal of difficulty explaining Thanksgiving to my European and International friends. That is, until one day when, out of complete frustration during a conversation about Thanksgiving with a buddy of mine in the UK, I exclaimed: “Look – it’s two…
Twitter Taste Live: Drink Charitably! TONIGHT 8PM ET
Hey folks – a reminder for you that Twitter Taste Live is happening again tonight at 8PM ET. This round will be for charity, as we will be drinking and reviewing the wines of Humanitas! (details available here). Hope to see you online at twitter (you can also follow along with the action live below,…
1WD @ WLTV & TTL (Have Acronym, Will Drink!)
What, too many acronyms for ya? WTF!?? I wanted to send a big THANK YOU out to Gary V. for mentioning me & 1WineDude.com on a recent episode of Wine Library TV. Thanks, bro! I also want to send out a big CONGRATS to the fine guys over at Volta wine, whose wine Gary reviewed…
Ditch Your Wine Tasting "Training Wheels" (The Trouble With Wine Ratings, Part 3)
“Scores are like your training wheels – hopefully you take them off at some point.” – Joel Peterson I’ve never been a big fan of wine ratings or wine scoring systems. Mostly because I don’t know anyone who speaks in ratings. Even sports fans (who, justifiably, love numbers, rankings, and comparisons) don’t really speak in…