Apr 8, 2005
Bradley Cooper is a winemaker up in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. He makes wine for Stag’s Hollow. But, he is also a winemaking consultant, wine judge, writer, broadcaster and blogger. It turns out that among his other talents is giving good Rose Fantasy. To wit: Here’s my rose fantasy: Me, a bike, dusty backroad of some wine region. I’m wearing a beret! And I sport a pencil thin moustache. I don’t get beat up. On the contrary, a raven haired…
Apr 4, 2005
Sometimes you just have to ask yourself, "where the hell have I been?" That was my personal query when this morning I discover a number of visits to Fermentations were coming from a Wine Forum called "Wine Therapy." So, investigating I discover a gentleman by the name of Joe Dressner has posted over at Wine Therapy a note about Fermentation’s new address and a few bits of information about Wark Communications and my age. (Joe: I like the age range…
Apr 3, 2005
I’ve been wanting to work with a more flexible blog for a long time. Blogger, while a great place to start, made it hard to continue. So, welcome to the new home of "Fermentations: The Daily Wine Blog" If you are one of the lucky few who have had this site bookmarked (emphasis on few) you’ll want to replace your bookmark with the new link. While the old site will stay up for a time, there will be no new…
Mar 25, 2005
Wine Blog Watch and my own searching and discovered what seems like a lot of new wine blogs lately. And that’s a good thing. Frankly I don’t thinks we are anywhere near the top of the growth curb. But, you know that the idea of wine blogging is catching on when you find a blog called Sports Geezer get in the act. It’s a great blog that focuses on sports for the over 40 crowd. To be exact, Sports Geezer…
Mar 22, 2005
Mr. Huge has done it again! A great post on one of the more absurd and destructive "moments" in wine history and a warning for those who drink in the present.