Archive for the ‘Culture and Wine’ Category
Many of us have watched opponents of direct shipping cynically use the clarion call of "KIDS, BUT THE KIDS!" for years in their attempt to prevent the shipment of wines across state lines and directly to the homes of consumers. Distributors can't be said to have no concern for the well being of children. They have children too, after all. But their faux concern for kids buying wine over the Internet then being on hand when the package arrives, being…
"CHEERS LADIES—A DRINK A DAY MAY KEEP THE WEIGHT AWAY"—ABC News "MODERATE DRINKERS GAINED LESS WEIGHT THAN ABSTAINERS—Boston.com "RED WINE LESSONS OBESITY RISK IN WOMEN—Oneindia STUDY: WOMEN WHO DRINK MODERATELY TEND TO GAIN LESS WEIGHT IN MIDDLE AGE—LA Times WOMEN WHO DRINK MORE GAIN LESS WEIGHT—Washington Post A DRINK A DAY COULD HELP KEEP THE POUNDS AWAY—The Globe & Mail MODERATE DRINKING MAY CURB POUNDS ON WOMEN—Boston Herald Three hundred and fifty seven links showed up this morning when I…
Is Napa Valley very much like the classic "Mill Towns" of England and early New England? Or is it more like the Antebellum South? I've been thinking about the differences between Napa Valley and Sonoma County of late as I've been spending more time in Napa Valley. There has always been something of a rivalry between these two regions, some of it real, some of it a creation of the media. The difference I see? Napa Valley is a one-trick…
Birthdays are good occasions to self assess and to look back, as well as forward. In this case, it is an abbreviated look back. On the occasion of my 47th birthday… A Short History of My Life (with drinks) February 20th, 1963: Born in Marin County, California at roughly 2am and immediately handed over to my parents George & Alverna (Began my association with baby formula) September 1968: Begins formal education at Lu Sutton Elementary School in Novato, California. Begins…
I used to like Steve Heimoff because he was willing to listen to or carefully read a pitch I'd throw his way about a client. Then I started to like him more because he seemed to have a similar appreciation for wine styles as me. These days I still like him for these reasons. But like him even more because he makes me think harder about my assumptions and understandings of my business and world, even when he's wrong. Take…
