Archive for the ‘Wine Education’ Category
It occurred to me as I watched Wynton Marsalis’ Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra offer a musical history of Duke Ellington’s ballads that there is a distinct lack of exploration into wine’s history and traditions here in America. Is this because there is no interest in such a thing, because there is no money in it or because there is very little tradition and history of American winemaking to warrant the effort? Marsalis will certainly go down as one of this…
Logos! Over the years we’ve done more than our fair share at Wark Communications. We’re pretty good at it. The real key to creating a good logo is to understand perfectly the idea that a simple image is supposed to convey and who you are primarily going to be communicating to with the logo. Why do I note this? Well, your chance to prove your Wine-Related-Logo-Creation-Skills are upon you. The venerable Wine Blogging Wednesday folks are having a logo design…
I often wonder about the personal dynamics a person undergoes when their prejudices bump up against a reality that puts the lie to those prejudices. It turns out I find myself in just such a position. What I’ve found is that it’s best to embrace one’s convictions and let go of long held prejudices if peace of mind is one’s goal. The prejudice: Simple Palates and Novice Wine Drinkers Like their Wine Sweet. Experienced Palates and Dedicated Wine Lovers Like…
Upon reading my last post about my status as Wine Czar, Harold Baer, publisher of the Colorado Wine News, passed on to me a very interesting initiative carried out by Yalumba, Australia’s oldest family owned winery. Yalumba has created an "Old Vine Charter". What is it? OLD VINE = a vine that is 35 years of age or olderANTIQUE VINE = a vine that is 70 years of age or olderCENTENARIAN VINE = a vine that is 100 years of…
I avoid giving gifts of wine to folks who are serious wine people. This is largely the case because I can’t afford to do it really well. And whether mentioned very often, I think this dilemma surely is noticed by others too. What kind of a wine to do you give a person who is a confirmed wino? To have any meaning it really must be something that is either coveted though not obtained by the person or altogether unexpected…
