There’s been a bit of talk lately about blogs and their credibility. We’ve even got a wine blogger conference coming up in October that will address the very issue. So yes, that old horse needs another beating, and I’m here to deliver the blows (you’ll see why that could be considered pun of Giles-ian proportions [...]

From Decanter: A southern French winemaker has been injured and is currently under investigation after explosives he was making blew up in his winery… He is currently being investigated for links to recent attacks by the CRAV, a militant group of winemakers. Public prosecutor Francis Battut told news agency AFP the police were looking to [...]

The Shirt Hits The Holy Land The first pic is of some folks very close to my heart, my parents and my pastor and his wife on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Besides being the largest fresh water lake in Israel, some cool stuff happened there in antiquity including a little [...]

Great new post over at Steve Heimoff’s blog. In it Steve addresses what appears to be a lack of consumer interest in California Syrah. Money quote is below: There are signs the industry is concerned about a Syrah slump and is gearing up to do something about it. In May, Gallo sponsored a Syrah Symposium [...]

I made a pretty impassioned plea a couple posts back arguing that educating consumers is the key to driving demand for wine. Sounds pie in the sky wonderful, I know. Let’s educate the world! Change, for the future! Of course the devil is in the details. First off people have to be open to being [...]