May 25, 2011
Sitting on a Belizian beach yesterday, trying hard dismiss the sad fact that I would soon board a plane back to reality, I tried to ease my way back into my real life: I began to look what was being written about wine during my one week, honeymoon absence. That's when I cam across Wes Hagen's stout reprimand of the American wine industry that it take it slow, and not try to evolve an authentic American wine culture before it's…
May 16, 2011
REMY XO COGNACPaired with final details in advance of walking down the aisle. The smooth spirit was made available by the Best man and carried in the traditional wedding flask. Looking quite dapper in a suit crafted from chocolate brown linen procured in Bangkok, the Best Man's cognac was the perfect accompaniment to the ceremonial witnesses signing a marriage certificate. Again, the Best Man, along with the Maid of Honor—the stunning Jessica— put signature to form in the main room…
May 9, 2011
I have a wedding fast approaching. This naturally makes me think of wine….and the Bible, both the new and old books. I've never been to nor participated in a wedding that did not include wine in some way, often in substantial ways. Of course, the drinking of wine at weddings, in various forms, is always a part of the event, though most often at the reception or dinner that follows. And my and Kathy's wedding will be no different. We'll…
Apr 25, 2011
I've been thinking about this for a few days now: "French Riot Police Furious Over Ban on Wine During Lunch". I'm trying to imagine a scenario in which the response to any members of law enforcement anywhere in this country upset they can't drink on the job is met with anything other than, "Are you F'ing Kidding?" The somewhat notorious French riot police are quite upset that new rules demand they not drink beer or wine with lunch. In fact,…
Apr 6, 2011
Anyone who uses an iPad for even a short time must immediately recognize that it is a game changer. What kind of game changer? I see the kind of change that we saw with the emergence of email: a fundamental shift in the way we do required tasks. For example, it's absolutely clear that tablet computing will render the use of pulp based books obsolete in all but very few situations in the same way email has rendered hand written…