Nov 13, 2012
Last night I awoke around 3:00am after dreaming I was sitting in my office talking to a group of folks who were drinking wine and who were using their cell phones to tweet something about wine. It was disturbing. And it was the best evidence yet that my coming vacation is not only needed, but the choice of a destination like Kauai where wine won’t make an appearance was a very good idea. I don’t think I’m alone among the…
Sep 10, 2012
In which I come to terms with my lack of genius…. I’ve known for quite some time that I discriminate when it comes to the good stuff. It’s not necessarily something I’m proud of. But I think my tendency to hold back the really good wine for those I think will better appreciate it, instead of offering it to those that may barely consider it a curiosity, falls in line with most others who find themselves in the grip of…
Aug 30, 2012
Seven years and nine months ago this wine blog was launched. And it has taken that long to make it look relatively pretty. Working with James Marshal Berry of Sonoma, California, the goal was to make FERMENTATION: The Daily Wine Blog relatively good looking, more flexible in the way it presented information and owned by me, rather than Typepad. In reality there isn’t a great deal of change. The biggest of course in the new URL. It’s like picking up…
Jul 30, 2012
There are a number of good things about summer. The days are longer and warmer. My SF Giants are playing almost every day. Golfing in the early morning is delightful. But the best thing about summer, in my view, is the arrival of sweet, delicious backyard tomatoes along with a profusion of Rose wine from around the world. With these two wonderful summer arrivals, you have the staples for what I consider to be among the greatest summer wine and…
Jul 27, 2012
Would you rather be the primary beneficiary in the will of a successful small winery owner from Sonoma or the primarybeneficiary in the will of one of the greatest wine collectors in the world? Would you rather be a powerful and influential wine writer or a powerful and influential wine retailer? Back in my college days, particularly during my time in the dorms, that part of the weekend evening would arrive when most of the shenanigans were over, it was…