Given that the Southern Hemisphere, whose “reversed” seasons give their winemakers a leg up on vintage releases, already have 2009s hitting the wine store shelves, it’s not too early to call the 2009 vintage for Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc a strong one. I won’t go so far to protest 2009 as excellent for all of New…
Tag: 2009
And The Big Winner of 2009 Was… YOU!
Who’s a Big Winner today? YOU’RE a Big Winner today. No doubt that the wide world of wine media is awash in well-weathered year-end recaps (not too mention consonation!), with thoughts about the wines and wine-related happenings of a 2009 that has nearly gone by. While I enjoy the year-end recap thoughts as much as…
Not-Quite-Readers’ Choice: Top 10 1WineDude Articles of 2009
It’s almost 2010, and you know what that means. It means we need to get in at least one cheesy end-of-year-summary post! What I decided to do was to completely forgo my personal favorite 1WineDude.com articles of the past year, and instead present the articles form 2009 that garnered the most reaction by YOU, the…
The 1WineDude.com Top 10 Most Interesting Wines of 2009
Here we go again. It is… that time. That time when I present the 1WineDude.com Top 10 Most Interesting Wines of the Year. Although I tried last year to set proper expectations around this year end recap of tasty vino, that didn’t stop my Top 10 Most Interesting Wines of 2008 list from being used…