Archive for the ‘Culture and Wine’ Category
You’d think that a hedonistic, history buff, with a penchant for travel and consumption like me would be absolutely satisfied with a career in the wine industry. Don’t get me wrong, I am satisfied. But there is always that question, what would you do if you could do it over again? (Of course the corollary question is why CAN’T you do it over again? That’s another blog post)I would do it different. I would become a cheesemonger/cheese importer. I’ve known…
Eric Arnold once sold a joke to Jay Leno for $50. Oh yea, he’s also an editor at The Wine Spectator magazine. He also happens to be the author of a new "wine book" (that’s a loose explanation of what the book really is) that is about as different as it could be from your typical book in the wine genre. "First Big Crush: The Down and Dirty on Making Great Wine…Down Under" is a chronicle of Arnold’s year in…
Word is that Nintendo is about to release a new "wine game" for the Nintendo DS. According to Decanter, "the educational game features a glossary of wine terms, several quizzes, wine advice and tips on etiquette." Somehow I don’t think the Nintendo folks have any hope of creating much of a stir with this game, nor much of record of sales. If any of the game console folks really want to create something cool they should create a winemaking and…
Former Wine Magazine Editor is Funny..And Fantasizes About Sex: Then, check out THIS site. Interestingly, I’ve been coming across a few folks who work in or around the wine industry that are choosing to approach wine in a comedic manner. In fact, I heard that one very insightful wine industry watcher did a set at the resent Wine Financial Symposium and killed. Maybe wine is funnier than we give it credit for. Or, maybe wine geeks really are funny…(Funny "ha…
I’ve not commented on the recently announced alliance between Martha Stewart and Gallo, who it appears will make wine for the doyen of all things domestic under the new "Martha Stewart Vintage" line of wines. It just seemed so obvious that this announcement had very little meaning. Who knows, maybe some meaning will emerge. Maybe that meaning will be the creation of a new wine brand that produces and sells over 1 million cases annually. However, today in Dan Berger’s…
