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Field Notes from a Wine Life – Story Edition
Odds and ends from a life lived through the prism of the wine glass…Words aren’t enoughI give to thee…the worst wine ad of all-time and that’s without delving into the ponderous name of the wine or,...
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Field Notes from a Wine Life – Power Structure Edition
Odds and ends from a life lived through the prism of the wine glass…Naked Wine and Occupy Wall StreetIt’s not hard to notice the parallels between the natural wine movement and Occupy Wall Street -...
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On Self-Actualizing Wine Interest, Purple Pages, the Kindle Fire and Gutenberg
While it has been cited that we’re living in a “Golden Age” of wine writing, what is interesting to me these days is NOT the subject of wine writing.My interest is in a broader understanding of the...
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Field Notes from a Wine Life – Media Edition
Odds and ends from a life lived through the prism of the wine glass…Rex PickettIf you’re not reading Rex Pickett’s (author of Sideways and Vertical) blog, you are officially remiss.Pickett is a gifted...
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Shut the Front Door: A Vinsane, Pay-it-Forward, Drinks 4X the Price Wine...
The problem with sleuthing out good wine under $10 is the recommendations usually come with provisos like, “This is pretty good for the price,” or “This isn’t bad for the style of wine.” Rare is the...
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Field Notes from a Wine Life – Autumnal Equinox Edition
Odds and ends from a life lived through the prism of the wine glass…The Power of Intent in Biodynamic WineI wrote a heady post in September about Biodynamic wine. The story is too complicated to...
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Field Notes from a Wine Life – Cover Story Edition
Odds and ends from a life lived through the prism of the wine glass…The Wine Spectator AffectWhen I received my November 15th issue of Wine Spectator on October 11th, featuring a cover shot of Tim...
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Australian Wine: The Once and Future King?
You’ve never heard of Campbell Mattinson: He’s a young, urbane Australian wine wordsmith who forsakes the academically erudite and plaintive wine writing style of legends past for a muscular writing...
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Old World vs. New World in More Ways than just the Wine
In the increasingly close quarters of our global village, Europe is responsible for bringing at least three different substantive and prodigious professional wine journals to market over the last...
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Good Grape Goes on Hiatus
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans” said a very wise John Lennon and that’s exactly what has happened with me. My life has kept apace, even as I’ve made plans to be a...
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