The experience of tasting nearly 2000 wines in the course of about 65 flights seems daunting to me even now but that is exactly what I did for Better Wine Guide. I’m fairly caught up with this project and I’m ready to get back to writing. As challenging as this was for me, I
To my dear readers: I know I’ve gone off the grid for a couple of months or so. I haven’t wanted to stay away but, like you, I’m subject to that dumb allocation of ‘you only get 24 hours a day’ rule. If I could have managed to stretch it or bend that unforgiving mandate
Sensuous, feminine, artful, gorgeous, deep, rich, smart, and seductive – all of those things and more are conjured up directly to the forefront by a woman’s scent. The creation of such aromas can be none other than simply sensational. Again, the French have a lock on the world of perfumes and all things that smell
I love turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, and all of the traditional Thanksgiving dishes but sadly, I wear those dishes for quite a while, post-gorge. I especially enjoy family, loved ones, and dear friends over the holidays. But when it comes down to it, I could entirely forget the holiday meal and just enjoy some great
Part 1 of 2 It sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents. – Eric Hoffer Austin has, maybe surprisingly to some, many excellent wine resources in terms of wine collectors, wine erudition, wine bars, retailers, wine trade people, and wine friendly restaurants. There are probably few people
You see them all the time. In my attempt to get out more often (to other wine blogs) I came across a recent post on Steve Heimoff’s blog entitled “When David Slays Goliath”, which despite the Biblical citation, is like World Wide Wrestling – may be entertaining to some but certainly not real. The
I guess we need to learn this lesson over and over again as company heads continue to run their corporations by wearing 90-day glasses. Bordeaux again is myopic in raising prices beyond what I think most Americans are willing (or able) to pay for wine, with the 2009’s now coming to market en primeur with
It probably seems odd to talk about dessert wine this time of the year. We tend to think about dessert wine as it relates to big holiday dinners, gathering family and friends around a meal to be shared and as we head straight into summer, most everyone is enjoying light, crisp, chilled whites or rosés.
Talk to any wine collector or connoisseur about Bordeaux and the subject of Left Bank vs. Right Bank inevitably arises. Even more interesting is that very few oenophiles are neutral about their preference for one side or the other but are in fact very vocal about reasons why one ‘Bank’ is better than the other. At the
As a wine blogger I spend a fair amount of time looking through other wine blogs and not infrequently I leave a comment while I’m there. I don’t plagiarize, nor do I look to other blogs to be competitive or inspired by ideas. In fact many of the subjects I post on my blog turn