Archive for the ‘Wine Media’ Category
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…
It's practically an annual affair: W.R. Tish's annual April Fools Parody of all things wine. If Randall Grahm is the Court Jester of the American wine world, then W.R. Tish is its Jon Stewart. This year, Tish presents: "The Daily Feast" You may recognize a few names, find familiar fodder for parody and laugh like it's April 1st. Tish was even kind enough to include me in his annual joke. I'm honored. I think….
There are treats to be had by working in the wine industry and I'm not talking the food and wine that does indeed flow so copiously. Rather, I'm talking about the opportunities I'm fortunate enough to have to share ideas with colleagues and learn from the best. I had such an opportunity last week when I spent time in Seattle at TASTE Washington. I was invited to sit on a couple seminar panels at the annual celebration of Washington wines….
I'm always interested in Awards. I like Awards. I think they have meaning when meaningful deliberation is put into choosing who should be nominated for and given an award. The James Beard Awards have for many years been recognized as the premier presenter of awards focusing on restaurants and journalism related to food and wine. I'm always particularly interested in the James Beard Award for Writing on Spirits, Wine or Beer. This year, three articles were nominated for this award:…
I used to like Steve Heimoff because he was willing to listen to or carefully read a pitch I'd throw his way about a client. Then I started to like him more because he seemed to have a similar appreciation for wine styles as me. These days I still like him for these reasons. But like him even more because he makes me think harder about my assumptions and understandings of my business and world, even when he's wrong. Take…
