Nov 27, 2007
One thing you don’t see on TV too much is Napa Valley being dissed. It’s even less common to see Sonoma be hailed over Napa. Yet this very occurrence was brought to my attention today in the form of a recent episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Derek, played by Patrick Dempsey, is soliciting advice from Mark, played by Eric Dane, on whether he should take his girl to Napa or Sonoma for a couple days. The advise he gets back is…
Nov 21, 2007
So many people with so much to be thankful for. A Set of Thankful Top 10 lists… TOP TEN THINGS FOR WHICH WINE BLOGGERS SHOULD BE THANKFUL10. The 24th Hour in the Day9. Cheap Wine8. Established Wine Writers that begin Blogging7. The Controversy that is the 100 Point Rating System6. Spell Checkers5. The Wine Industry’s Voracious Appetite For Publicity4. Cheap Blogging Services3. The Wine Blogging Community2. The American Brand of Free Enterprise1. The Robust American Appetite for Wine Information TOP…
Nov 19, 2007
Over the past few weeks we at Wark Communications have been working on a catalog that presents various wines. It took a certain getting used to the idea, but after working on the project for a while and thinking about it, what became clear was that wine catalogs are all about sex. Well, not the messy —let’s make children—"hand me the smokes, dear"—kind of sex. Rather, creating this kind of catalog is all about turning the switch on a person’s…
Nov 13, 2007
We’ve had this discussion before. Do you parents let your small children, say 4, 5, 6, 7-years old taste wine? Is it a proper, even healthy, thing to do? If you do, is there a fear in the back of your mind that the agents of the state will break down your door and make an example of you? Someone else is wondering about this question. In fact, she’s writing a story for the Associated Press about parents that introduce…
Nov 8, 2007
You have to admit, it has to be one of the funniest and weirdest anti-alcohol laws in the country: No Alcohol will be served or available for purchase on election day or when the polls are open. Yet leave it Utah. But wait the spawn of the Devil is on his way to rectify the situation and bring Satan back in control of Utah. State Senator Scott McCoy thinks this law should be repealed: "This whole notion of not being…