Archive for the ‘Wine Education’ Category
This last weekend at a gathering of friends, the issue of "Love" came bubbling to the surface. There was a cynic among us who assured his friends that love can not be measured, can not be observed and one cannot prove they feel love. What bothered him most was the cavalier way the term was thrown around, despite its transient and unresolved nature. The conversation got me thinking about how people so often profess their "love of wine" and the…
Despite the horrendously monopolized alcohol distribution system in Texas, that state has always bred some of the most fervent wine lovers in the country. It turns out too that there may be no other state in the Union that so actively supports its own in-state wineries. The vast majority of the wine produced in the state of Texas is consumed by Texans. The seriousness with which Texans take their wine is demonstrated at Vintage Texas: The Wine Blog Searching for…
20 Things Every Wine Lover Should Do 1. Get Friendly with a Great Wine MerchantNot any merchant. A great wine merchant. One who has experience matching wine to palate and one who can recommend wines they personally don't like. Cultivate this friendship. Get to know them on a first name basis. Give them your cell number. Trust them. Most important, get friendly with a great win merchant who is unlikely to skip town for a better gig. You're looking for…
All wine lovers are reacting to economic down turn in different ways: Fear, apprehension, taking advantage, slowing down.One thing is for sure, though. If you can afford to buy wine, now has never been a better time. Lots of deals out there to choose from and great price/quality ratios across categories. The thing is, no one thinks of the Rich Folk's interests in time like this. So I thought I might put together a quick "Rich Folk's Guide to Wine…
I think I've said before (I know I have) that there is no such thing as an objective definition of quality where wine is concerned. But the basis for this opinion has been diagrammed and explained in lovely fashion by none other than David Brooks in his most recent editorial in the NY Times in which he explores the evolution in thinking around Moral Thinking and Moral Philosophy. Brooks explains that moral judgments amount to "rapid intuitive decisions and involve…
