Archive for the ‘Culture and Wine’ Category
The practice of declaring which wines are better than others is a fool's errand that must be undertaken. How do I know this? I know it because I believe that Keven Costner's "Waterworld" is fine art. I also know this because the Wall Street Journal recently reminded us that the results and reliability of wine competitions and professional wine ratings are sketchy at best, particularly when subjected to statistical analysis. But what's significant about all this is not that the…
The term "Drinking Buddies" probably doesn't have one standard meaning that everyone will accept. For example, in my case I hear "drinking buddies" and I think about those guys with whom I want to share a drink or two without launching into a coma-inducing binge. On the other hand, "Drinking Buddies" have been known to drink until they induce a coma in themselves. I've heard tell of wives that really hate their husbands "Drinking Buddies" because they take their man…
When I drink them I can't identify anything about "organic" wines that set them apart from non-organic wines. As such, I don't have a real heightened interest in them. However, Winston, Jennifer and Brent sure do! Their Organic Wine Review, now in beta stage, is devoted to organic wines and to video. In other words, what you get is video reviews of organic wines. And I like them. There's a lot of movement on the organic wine front, including the…
We are highlighting those wine companies that give part of the purchase price back to the community, who you know that by buying their wine you are also helping those that need help. If you know of or are such a wine company, comment in this post and I'll write about you this holiday season. There is no better day than Pearl Harbor Day (You remember, right, kids? That day that will live in infamy, when the United States Pacific…
We are highlighting those wine companies that give part of the purchase price back to the community, who you know that by buying their wine you are also helping those that need help. If you know of or are such a wine company, comment in this post and I'll write about you this holiday season._________________________________________________________ Where wine and charitable giving is concerned, "VINOFina" may just be the most ambitious attempt to link commercial-philanthropy and wine I've yet seen. VINOfina was…
