Oct 31, 2006
TEN (scary) THINGS: ABOUT BEING A WINE LOVER 10. Driving on Highway 29 in Napa Valley (or Westside Road in the Russian River Valley) at 4pm in August. 9. The "Wine List" at Dennys 8. Attempting to get a 4 wine loving friends to agree on the definition of "terroir". 7. The reaction at the eRobert Parker Forum when you suggest Mr. Parker was wrong about a wine. 6. The reaction at the eRobertParker Forum when you suggest Jim Laube…
Oct 12, 2006
10 Things for which I’d pay retail-plus 1. A searchable database of every wine-related article published in print or on the net in the past 12 months. 2. The chance to drive the Oakville Grade/Trinity Road from Napa to Sonoma in a small, fast car with a guarantee no other cars would be on the road 3. The chance to convince a winery to change it’s name to “100 Points” 4. A book that deals with Time Travel as well…
Aug 23, 2006
Decanter Magazine, that British icon of wine publishing, recently announced its list of Top Ten White Winemakers in the World. The fact that no American winemakers made the list prodded Charles Olken of the Connoisseurs Guide to California Wine, one of our best wine newsletters, to craft his own list: Top Ten White Wine Makers West of the Rockies. The List is very intriguing. Number three on the list, for example, is an inspired choice. Anyone who doesn’t like crafting…
Jul 11, 2006
10 THINGS….That Keep Me Living In Sonoma Valley 1. AN EPICUREAN LIFESTYLEWe all set priorities, some more important that others. The idea of putting epicurianism high on the list is a choice that is better than many. Just recently a cheesemonger and a chocolate maker opened up not more than 3 minutes from my house. I can purchase the best meat in the world at local markets. The restaurants in Sonoma Valley rival those of any town north of San…
Jun 9, 2006
TEN THING…To Do To Get A High Caliber Wine Education 1. Get a job at a serious wine shop like K&L Wine Merchants or Zachys 2. Work in the Cellar at Robert Mondavi or Simi in the 1970s or 1980s 3. Agree to be Kermit Lynch’s Valet 4. Read the ten fattest wine books by English writers written in the past 20 years 5. Sell wine for a distributor in San Francisco or New York for 10 years 6. Spend…