Thursday, January 31, 2013

OMG, a voice of reason in Pennsylavania!

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From the state that has bureaucrats sell you alcohol on their terms. And the state that attempted wine vending machines. Now the governor wa...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Wine is healthier than Coke

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So ha! The Huffington Post's, um, Addiction Expert says moderate consumption of alcohol is better for you than too much soda. Diabetes...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Guy Fieri Wines

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Okay, I don't know what he's going to call the wine, but Mr. Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives has bought a small vineyard in the Russian...
Saturday, January 26, 2013

Consolidation in the Wine Industry

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Wineries get bought and sold like any other small business, but it seems most of the selling is being done by the smaller guys and the buyin...
Friday, January 18, 2013

Around the Sonoma Plaza

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The town of Sonoma is located in the southern part of Sonoma County. It's relatively close to San Francisco (an hour's drive) and th...
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Locals are fed up with the tourists!

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Enough of the expensive trattorias ("trattoria" is Italian for "over-priced spaghetti"). Damn tourists come to Napa and ...
Tuesday, January 15, 2013

America's beverage consumption

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Looking at trends is always interesting. What do we drink? The big winner for liquids consumed by Americans is bottled water. Though that...
Saturday, January 12, 2013

The Gay Wine

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It's no secret the marketing guys target products at certain groups. In the recent past there are wines for the younger set, even some f...
Friday, January 11, 2013

Oh no, we've PO'ed the French (again)!

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When California wine became popular and started competing with the French wines those folks noticed we had wines called Chablis, Burgundy, a...
Wednesday, January 9, 2013

"Wines that age longer are better"

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Ah, wine collecting. Why do people do it? Besides to show off, that is. It's because the best wines have to age for years before you ...
Saturday, January 5, 2013

How to become a wine connoisseur

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You have to know people. That is, acquaintances that are wine "experts."  Everywhere you see the word "expert" here yo...
Wednesday, January 2, 2013

January in Dry Creek (photos)

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January 2, 2013 in Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County Click on photos to enlarge From Mauritson Winery   Passalacqua Winery Pa...