Over at Ask Metafilter, a very cool question and answer site that takes advantage of “the hive mind”, someone asked about breaking into the wine industry. I thought the ensuing discussion was great and I’ve excerpted some of it below. I encourage you to read the whole thing if “breaking in” interests you, and then [...]
February 8, 2007
Jamie Goode writes about the venerable DRC and pinot in general over at his blog. In his post he muses about the inherent goodness of DRC and makes this comment: It’s also likely that as we taste DRC the label does influence our perception in a positive way (I’ve only once tried a DRC wine [...]
February 7, 2007
This is obviously a self congratulatory note so I’ll keep it (mercifully) brief. Pinotblogger has been nominated for Best Winery blog over at Tom Wark’s Fermentation. This is one of those situations where getting nominated really is almost as good as winning. I’m especially thrilled after looking at the judges panel: Judd Wallenbrock, President of [...]
February 6, 2007
Breathless title, I know. But that is how the distributor of Velcorin jokingly refers to the chemical they sell, so I think I’m safe in being a little sensational. About a week ago I mentioned that after talking with folks at ZAP that I heard about a fairly toxic chemical that winemakers were using to [...]
February 5, 2007
On Friday I joined the board of directors of the Sonoma County Wine Library. I believe my term will expire in 2010, I’m not positive, but either way I’m in this for the long haul. The annual meeting was held at the Kendall Jackson visitors center just off 101 and it was a pleasant affair. [...]
February 9, 2007
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