Dec 5, 2007
Eric Asimov at the NY Times has an interesting story in print that speculates on the coming increase in price of imported wines, due in large part to the weak dollar. What struck me about the article is how it is a perfect example of how to find a silver lining in what might be an unfortunate situation. Eric points out, "Meanwhile, those who don’t want to pay higher prices might consider building up a supply now, or looking for…
Nov 30, 2007
Louisa Hufstader, writing for the Napa Valley Register, gets the prize for Best Line of the Week: "Men are from Parker, women are from Robinson?" Hufstader is writing in the context of a story on women in the wine business, which was the topic as a recent event at Copia. In the course of writing her story on this topic, Hufstader brings us around to a salient point made by Elizabeth Thach, Ph.D., a professor of wine business and management…
Nov 29, 2007
Is three years a long time to have been writing a wine blog? I guess in the context of the wine blogging world it ranks up there. Today marks the 3rd anniversary of Fermentation. This blog entry is number 1,446 since the beginning of the blog. That’s 1.3 blog entries per day for the past 1,095 days. I’m not sure what that means either. The past year, as related to blogging and Fermentation, has been interesting. I’ve had the pleasure…
Nov 27, 2007
One thing you don’t see on TV too much is Napa Valley being dissed. It’s even less common to see Sonoma be hailed over Napa. Yet this very occurrence was brought to my attention today in the form of a recent episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Derek, played by Patrick Dempsey, is soliciting advice from Mark, played by Eric Dane, on whether he should take his girl to Napa or Sonoma for a couple days. The advise he gets back is…
Nov 21, 2007
So many people with so much to be thankful for. A Set of Thankful Top 10 lists… TOP TEN THINGS FOR WHICH WINE BLOGGERS SHOULD BE THANKFUL10. The 24th Hour in the Day9. Cheap Wine8. Established Wine Writers that begin Blogging7. The Controversy that is the 100 Point Rating System6. Spell Checkers5. The Wine Industry’s Voracious Appetite For Publicity4. Cheap Blogging Services3. The Wine Blogging Community2. The American Brand of Free Enterprise1. The Robust American Appetite for Wine Information TOP…