More big news for The Dude, folks! I’m happy to report that I will be a contributor to two U.S.-based wine magazines: The Tasting Panel and The SOMM Journal (longtime 1WD readers might recall that I first penned an article for the then-recently-rebranded SOMM Journal back in… wait for it… 2014!!). You’ll start to see…
Tag: wine publications
New York State of Mind (Comprehensive NY Wine Report at Cristaldi & Co!)
Fresh off the heels of our Santa Barbara County 2025 tasting report, Cristaldi & Co. has just unleashed another comprehensive tasting report, this time on the even-more-under-served wine regions of New York State! Titled New York State’s Wine Awakening, this report might just be the most in-depth coverage of the NYS wine scene in recent…
Helping to Solve the Red Wine Teeth Mystery (at Pix)
A quick hit today to let you know that I helped (in a very small way) to solve a “red wine teeth” mystery for Brendan Fitzgibbons, who just penned an article on the matter for Pix.com. Fitzgibbons has done work with Comedy Central, The Onion, and hosts the Spiritual Assh*le podcast. Which is probably why…
Are Wine Critics More Qualified Than Wine Bloggers?
A friend of mine – Elaine Brown of Hawk Wakawaka Wine Reviews – recently sent me a note indicating that another friend of mine (David White of Terroirist) and I were mentioned in an online article over at FirstWeFeast.com that was written by yet another friend of mine, Jonathan Cristaldi. Yeah, the wine world is…



