Dec 27, 2008
Regarding the apparent problems the French Champagne houses are having this year, I feel like I've done my fair share. Though domestic sparkling wine producers will be happier with my efforts, I do currently have a decent number of recently purchased bottles of Champagne. The point is that I'm not to blame for the woes afflicting Reims and its surroundings. So now that my culpability is out of the way, I need to turn to something in this article that…
Dec 26, 2008
Why do my thoughts turn to cocktails this time of year more than most? It doesn't matter. They do and that's that. Paul Clark, writing under the "PROOF" banner of the New York Times has an outstanding post about the revival of the American Cocktail Culture. It's inspiring, actually. One is left, upon reading it, with a desire to set out on the road looking for America's finest builder of Manhattans or the simple artisan behind the bar dedicated to…
Dec 16, 2008
As some of you may be aware, I'm a big fan and big advocate of combining nakedness and wine. So, you can imagine how disappointed I was to ONLY LEARN TODAY about a videocast called "The Naked Wine Show." Produced out of Canada, The Naked Wine Show stars Susan Sterling doing…well…wine reviews in the nude. (I can't believe Gary Vaynerchuk hasn't thought of this, though I'm somewhat relieved he hasn't). Here's what has me wondering. In a press release about…
Dec 15, 2008
What is "Influence" and what makes an individual "Influential". Let's not over think this. Isn't "Influence" the power to make other people act and think differently…or at least to act and think? And isn't one MORE influential if they can provoke MORE people to act and think? So, if we ask the question, "who are the most influential people affecting the Online Wine World", we are looking for people who, through their actions (online or otherwise), cause larger numbers of…
Dec 8, 2008
Good news is hard to come by of late. Between the disingenuous goings on in Michigan and my pessimistic state brought on by my investigation into the state of our economy, I find myself loitering in a pessimistic mood. That's not to say there are not very happy things happening to me that keep me from stopping traffic altogether. There are. And you know who you are. But I came across an article that should make a certain demographic very…