Apr 8, 2010
There are few "wine personalities" that have earned national fame here in America. You can probably count them on the fingers of one hand. Karen MacNeil would lay claim to one of those digits. It takes quite a few paragraphs to outline her accomplishments and accolades. But let's not allow that to stop us. Karen is probably most famous for writing one of the most important wine books of the past 20 years. "The Wine Bible", published in 2001 is…
Apr 7, 2010
In Bill Daley's Chicago Tribune article today ("Clueless About Wine?") he is kind enough to include comments I made in this blog on the topic of how wine-knowledgeable folks ought to treat those who don't have much knowledge about wine but who have very basic questions. In this article he list 10 wines a beginner should try to get a head start on understanding wine. It's a great list. In connection with "Clueless About Wine", Bill writes in his "The…
Mar 16, 2010
This blog reaches upwards of 25,000+ unique individuals monthly. Half of those work in or around the wine industry. This Manifesto is meant for them. If it leads to discussion, anger, contemplation or results—any of that would be a fine outcome. A MANIFESTO OF REFORM AND CHANGE TO THE WINE INDUSTRY Let us concede that as a culture early embedded with a mistrust of alcohol and with a history of such abusive practices surrounding the sale and use of alcohol…
Mar 10, 2010
A decision in Illinois today by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission delivered proof of what so many of us have come to understand as the truth: the Three tier system has evolved into the "Wholesaler Protection System" while the various alcohol beverage and liquor control commissions in the different states have become the enforcers of that corrupt system. Today the Illinois Liquor Control Commission ruled against Anheuser-Busch's bid to buy out its Chicago-area distributor so that it might distribute its…
Mar 9, 2010
"CHEERS LADIES—A DRINK A DAY MAY KEEP THE WEIGHT AWAY"—ABC News "MODERATE DRINKERS GAINED LESS WEIGHT THAN ABSTAINERS—Boston.com "RED WINE LESSONS OBESITY RISK IN WOMEN—Oneindia STUDY: WOMEN WHO DRINK MODERATELY TEND TO GAIN LESS WEIGHT IN MIDDLE AGE—LA Times WOMEN WHO DRINK MORE GAIN LESS WEIGHT—Washington Post A DRINK A DAY COULD HELP KEEP THE POUNDS AWAY—The Globe & Mail MODERATE DRINKING MAY CURB POUNDS ON WOMEN—Boston Herald Three hundred and fifty seven links showed up this morning when I…