May 19, 2006
CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY Your responses to the Fermentation Reader Survey are 100% confidential. Not even I will know who you are. I’ll just know the answers that are left in the survey form, but I’ll not know who left them. The survey is quite short: only 16 short questions. The Survey will be up for about 1 week. At the end of that time we’ll all have a good idea of who we are and where…
May 19, 2006
I’m not sure what to make of THIS article at Decanter.com. How does a planning commission dispute over the placement of a road and building in the hills above Napa Valley make into the News section of the normally very excellent Decanter.com? –Is the world that thirsty for "wine news" that anything will do? –Have Marc Mondavi and David Abreu reached Hillary Duff and Paris Hilton levels of celebrity status that their every move must be watched and reported on?…
May 18, 2006
It has been almost a year since I last surveyed the readers of FERMENTATION. In that time the readership of wine blogs has grown and the number of blogs has grown. So the question is…You read FERMENTATION, but what kind of person are you really? CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY Your responses to the survey are 100% confidential. Not even I will know who you are. I’ll just know the answers that are left in the survey form,…
May 18, 2006
Some people have a great deal of time on their hands…as well as a sense of humor. I’m not sure I approve of the WinoBabe of the month concept. I’m particularly concerned about the April 2006 pick (photo re-posted to the left) for this honor. But what I really want to know is how I can get in the running for the June issue? Hat tip to the folk over at REthinkwine Blog.
May 18, 2006
It’s hard to get a handle on Fred Franzia, CEO of Bronco Wine Company and producer of Two Buck Chuck, among other wine brands. Reading about his life and attitudes and beliefs in the latest issue of INC, you get the impression this is a man who will pull no punches and go after the things he wants in a fairly direct fashion. Among the brands owned by Bronco Wine Company are: ForestVille, Estrella, Charles Shaw, Montpellier, Grand Cru, Silver…