Here is one more review of the film Mondovino that properly points out that Jonathon Nossiter’s Documentary on…well…on something…is really just a long, dry whine. And here’s one from the Boston Globe declaring it, "Juicy but Cloudy".  Cloudy on the concept? Here’s one from the Santa Cruz Sentinel calling the film, "overlong and rather confusing tour of various aspects of the modern wine industry." To say the least.   The Boston Herald says Mondovino is "A Bit Too Full"…Yes, indeed…

Rupert Murdoch, the very walking, breathing definition of Mogul" recently offered a challenge to he news media. His message: Get with the digital program or be left behind. In a  rambling talk on the future of newspapers, their presentation on the Internet, the power of news portals, editors’ lack of understanding of what its readers want and the necessity to accommodate the younger readers, Murdoch essentially laid out a  future of the newspaper. In one interesting comment that affects speaks…

While fun to contemplate, I suppose, this man’s notion that the wine we drink reveals our personality is, well, loopy. Find out who you are based on the wine you reach for by reading this. Then, go to today’s paper, open up the Astrology column and get a further idea of who you are. Then, head down to Madame Svalotsky’s seedy little place on the frontage road near Interstate 9 and add to your knowledge of yourself. Finally, after you’ve…

Wine writing is not an easy career to sustain. The pay is generally pretty bad. Plus, there are any number of folk out there who are willing to do it for free or next to nothing because wine is their passion and they fancy themselves writers. So, when a person is able to sustain a career or a column in a major newspaper for twenty years you can assume they are doing something right. And when that column is syndicated…