Archive for the ‘Culture and Wine’ Category
"Only authentic affection and devoted love of the human sort survives behind each of our arrivals at life's ultimate destination." This straightforward truth I recently came across is surely the basis for any number of explanations on how we ought live our lives. And while it got me thinking about the most important people in my own life and the gate I possess as I merrily stroll toward the ultimate destination, it got me thinking about the concept of the…
Don't forget to take the FERMENTATION SurveyClick Here To Take a 2-minute Reader Survey________________________________________ Doesn't THIS fall into the "Thank-You-Lord-For-Making-Me-The-Martyr" category of public relations? Here we have a small, hardworking wine education organization, The Wine School of Philadelphia, being put upon by none other than the bulky, billion dollar World Wrestling Entertainment organization because the wine school uses the term "Smackdown" to describe an event at their school. The Men-in-Leotards insist the Philly Wine School stop using the term "Sommelier…
A new issue by the University of California Press entitled, "The Finest Wines of Champagne: A Guide to the Best Cuvees, Houses and Growers," and written by Michael Edwards represents the things I love most about that civilizing relic we call the "Book". While a paperback in form, the book is sturdy, making it durable, yet portable. Inside the pages are thick and have a coating that delivers a sheen and, more importantly, hold and display the ink beautifully. The…
“A (wine) blogger could receive (wine) merchandise from a marketer with a request to review it, but with no compensation paid other than the value of the product itself. In this situation, whether or not any positive statement the (wine) blogger posts would be deemed an “endorsement” within the meaning of the Guides would depend on, among other things, the value of that (wine) product, and on whether the (wine) blogger routinely receives such requests. If that (wine) blogger frequently…
For some time now I’ve lived in the camp that argues the 100 Point wine rating scale is non-sensical, reductive and counter productive. I think I’m changing teams. And here’s why: Wine Drinkers Like it. No, it hasn’t taken me 20 years to realize this. I’ve know this all along. So does everybody else. It’s just that recently I’ve come to have a greater appreciation for giving people what they want, rather than trying to give them what I think…
