Archive for the ‘Culture and Wine’ Category
I feel about wine-related art the same way I feel about the "Whale Art" one is subjected to in galleries along the California coast and particularly prevalent in the various art outlets in Carmel and Monterey, California: I am generally untouched and unmoved. Art and wine have been forever linked ever since marketers discovered that while in "Wine Country" visitors were in a mood to take something less consumable home with them that reminded them of the uniqueness of the…
The phrase "Good'ol Kermit" comes to mind when listening to the new collection of songs by wine retailer/importer/producer/writer Kermit Lynch. The new CD, entitled "Man's Temptation", has a more folksy/country quality to it than his last and initial effort, "Quicksand Blues", which was pronouncedly more bluesy. Kermit Lynch has always struck me as having something of a rebel/bohemian quality. But his foray into music making over the past few years just confirms this. The songs off the new CD show…
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Sometimes I wonder if I'm an elitist. When I'm done doing that, I wonder if it's a bad thing that I am. When I answer that in the negative I usually pat myself on the back. Maybe "elitist" isn't the right word for what I'm thinking about today. Maybe anti-asshole is the better term. Allow me to quote from a story from The Reflector, the Mississippi State University student newspaper, about a bill that was passed by the Board of…
Maine legislators have once again taken it upon themselves to protect their state's children from any possible exposure to alcohol. Let's hear it for them. This one is particularly absurd A new law goes into effect on September 12 that will prohibit children from observing wine, beer or alcohol tastings. The new "Blind Wine" law was passed in response to another law that was passed which would have allowed wine, beer and spirit tastings in off premise establishments (grocery stores…
