The smart-assed Texas girl we’ve come to associate with Cork & Demon is morphing. Morphing in a way many of us think of doing. She’s on the road, and she’s got mission. Who doesn’t dream of hitting the road and aiming your car at the best little wineries you can find between here and California? You’ve got to be able to deal with solitude. You’ve got to be able to keep your mission front and center in your mind. You’ve…

Though I’ve been listening to podcasts of all sorts for a while now, two things occurred yesterday that made me think about them a little more deeply. First, I did my monthly appearance on a local wine radio show and second, I came across a new wine podcast that uses the "Fermentation" name (no worries…why would you threaten to sue a little old blogger or podcaster). Anyone out there still unfamiliar with podcasts, think of them simply as Internet-based radio,…

I like to catch’em in their infancy. And "yesterday" definitely feels like infancy to me. WATER INTO WINO is a new wine blog that launched….yesterday. Yet, nine posts have been entered already. This is a very good start. We don’t have an identity of the new blogger, but based on the wines he’s reviewed and the fact that he’s (is it a "he"?) happy to have gotten the new Astor Wines catalog, I’m placing him somewhere in New York state….

Kate at Accidental Hedonist is at it again, taking nominations for BEST FOOD (and wine) BLOGS OF THE YEAR. The Nomintionprocess is open until December 16. Get over there and support your favorite food and wine blogs. Alder at Vinography took the prize last year for best wine blog and is surely a favorite this year. But since last year’s awards there must be over 100 new blogs out there.