Archive for the ‘Wine Education’ Category
If you by chance had it in mind to author a smallish pocket book that economically and entertainingly attempted to condense and describe the bulk of the global wine world, don’t bother. Oz has that covered. Oz Clarke’s Pocket Wine Book 2012 is the 21st incarnation of this amazing little book. By use of code, symbols, small type, varied typeface and years of experience, Clarke uses this (literally) pocket sized book of 368 pages to draw a very concise picture…
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…
Wine literature doesn’t just appear between the 1’s and 0’s of the Internet and in the pages of magazines and newspapers. In fact, many of us have for years relied on book form publications for our foundational wine education and for some of the best writing on wine anywhere. So, it’s always interesting to see what’s coming down the pike. Below is my list of some of the most interesting, important and unique wine books set to be published before…
No matter how common, no matter how simple, no matter how ridiculous a wine may be, sometimes that’s what somebody is comfortable with and you are better off just sucking it up, ignoring the good stuff, and just giving them what they want. So I’m sitting in the chair the other day in the process of getting my hair trimmed. My “stylist”, standing over me shears in hand, stops trimming when she here’s Michael Jackson’s “Beat it” blare out through…
Recently released amazing survey findings concerning American’s understanding of alcohol were announced today by the beer wholesaler-controlled Center For Alcohol Policy. In a survey of over 1000 adults it is learned that 79% of American adults can distinguish between toilet paper and tin foil on the one hand and alcohol on the other hand. No word from the Center for Alcohol Policy on what the other 21% of American adults are consuming when they want a drink, nor how many…
