In honor of the 46th anniversary of my birth, I present 46 things I want: 1. A time machine2. A full vertical collection of all Stony Hill Chardonnays3. A wine cellar with a couch in it4. A doubling in Fermentation's readership5. A national policy on wine direct shipment laws6. A fig tree7. A 1963 Warres port8. A marching band playing happy birthday using wine glasses and spoons.9. A new collection of heavy bottomed tumbler glasses10. One week in Burgundy11. One…
—————————————————————————————————————– Every now and then I like to look and see what's coming down the pike where wine-related books are concerned. There are always lots of How-To's and "What-to-Drink" books. Every year we get new books on touring wine country and big shiny atlases of various regions. Below is a list of the more interesting and intriguing wine-related books that will be published this year. Sex and Spirits: Alcohol, Gender, and Technology in the Colonial Chesapeake By Sarah Hand Meacham…
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…
This is a post that I think I've written for at least the 3rd year in a row. I write it annually because it's important and becoming even more important as wine blogs take on more relevance to the industry. Main Message: FERMENTATION: The Daily Wine Blog does not review wines. Key Message: Do what you do best and leave the rest to the experts. The number of emails I get asking if I'd like to receive a media sample…
