For Wine Blogging Wednesday #43 (this round hosted over at the fine WineLifeToday blog), we’ve been asked to review a “Comfort Wine” – and to explain why, like a good comfort food, this wine evokes some special, relaxing, or good-ol’-down-home feeling for us. First, let’s start with my comfort wine. Then I’ll lay the story…
Food Review Weekly #3
Just a quick reminder for you all to check out Food Review Weekly #3, this time hosted over at Candy Blog (Dude likes Candy Blog, because he’s got a serious sweet tooth). Among the reviews are my 7-word take on Banfi’s Rosso di Montalcino, but more importantly a review of Trader Joe’s Gluten-Free Ginger Snaps,…
In the News: How Young Buyers are Impacting Winemaking
(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…
A PLCB Moment
Because it’s been about a week since I railed against them. And you’ve gotta keep those people on their toes, right?