Fine Wines (Re)Visited

I Resemble That Remark
My blogging buddy Jeff over at Good Grape posted the following comment about your humble narrator:“While Tim isn t a geek, he does bring the right mix of skills to being an online ringleader notably he s a marketer with technical chops two characteristics that are sometimes in conflict with each other.”Wrong! I am a geek (from a […]

Top 10 Posts of 2006
As the year comes to a close, it’s time to take a quick look back on 2006. This was a mixed year for me, with some great times but also some pretty crappy times. The most popular posts here point almost exclusively to the good, as expected:1. Proposal For A Virtual Wine 2.0 Event - […]

Wine 2.0 Meetup Deux on Tuesday
Just a reminder that the next Wine 2.0 meetup is on Tuesday evening at 9pm EST/6pm PST/2am (Wed.) GMT/1:00 pm (Wed.) AEST. Everyone interested is invited, just click on the Lingr link, below.Less Preliminary Agenda:1) Introductions2) Define“Wine 2.0″3) Current Wine 2.0 sites: what works, what doesn’t?4) Mashup ideas5) Marketing discussion6) Future; what’s coming […]

Winecast Turns 2 Today
Twenty-four months ago I installed Wordpress, downloaded Audacity, plugged an Xbox karaoke mic into my laptop and hit record. What came out was the first episode of Winecast and the first podcast about wine. Since then, I’ve produced 69 more full length podcasts and 5 Quick Picks shows. Not a lot of content in the […]

John Fischer (Professor, Culinary Institute of America)
Look for his book At Your Service. Professor Fischer joins us from the campus of the preeminent culinary school in America to talk about service, the state of dining in America and professional careers in the restaurant business. He is intelligent, …

Jacqui Naylor
Jacqui has been called the"new voice of jazz"by Vogue. Jazz Times writes,"In the never-ending,’next big thing’sweepstakes, bet on Jacqui Naylor."She is a tremendous and tremendously versatile singer songwriter with …

Farmer John Peterson
THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN is the award-winning true story of third-generation American farmer John Peterson’s hero’s journey of success, tribulation, failure and rebirth, through his childhood in the 50s, the tumultuous 60s, the …

French Bread (Steven A. Kaplan)
Steven L. Kaplan is the Goldwin Smith Professor of European History at Cornell. He has published widely in French and English on eighteenth-century France, food and foodways, the French Revolution and its bicentennial in 1989, and on contemporary …

G. Bruce Knecht (Author)
Part high seas adventure adventure, part courtroom drama"Hooked: A True Story of Pirates, Poaching, and the Perfect Fish,"chronicles how a California fish merchant renamed the ugly Patagonian toothfish Chilean sea bass,creating a worldwide …

Rowan Jacobsen - Umami
Rowan Jacobsen is Managing Editor of The Art of Eating and a frequent contributor to the magazine. He has written on topics ranging from tropical fruit to wasabi, umami, lobsters, and mead. As a ghostwriter, he published four books in 2005 and 2006, …

Andy Sharpless (CEO, Oceana)
A graduate of Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and the London School of Economics, Andy Sharpless was one of the founding managers of RealNetworks, the Seattle-based pioneer in the field of online music and video play-back technology. He also …

Nina Planck
The Guys talk about the benefits of local honey. Did you know that there is evidence that eating local honey could help reduce the effects of allergies? Some of The Guys favorite honey is imported by wine importer Neil Rosenthal (www.madrose.com) …

Building a Better Blogtrap
TCS Daily, DC - Dec 19, 2006 is that a professional blog focusing solely on technical legal analysis, without requiring the reader to wade through political opinions, wine reviews, and so

Riesling Abounds this Sunday and Monday
The Oz Wine Show is off to the Frankland Estate International Riesling Tasting (FEIRT) this Sunday in Sydney. There’s a bit of an entrance fee but it’s a premier event and you’ll get to scoff top notch wines from Germany, Austria, France, USA, New Zealand, Portugal and Australia.More info can be found here if […]

Double Shot of Riesling Podcasts
If and when I get the chance to make my own wine or own a winery, the two varietals I’d start with are Riesling and Pinot Noir. I don’t know if it’s the purity of the fruit or terroir or that both these have some sort of x-factor that most other wine varietals don’t, […]

The Rules for the two minute turkey carving.
1. Cut the four joints off the turkey, the two wings and the two legs atthe joints, you can feel the joint. Your knife will glide through thejoint, if you are fighting it, you are probably cutting bone. Readjust your knifeso that you just cut through […]

OWS#8: Sydney Royal Wine Show (Part 1) - Jukes, Halliday and a Few Tastings
Mick and Hugo attended the 2006 Sydney Royal Wine Show last month and recorded a few speeches, interviews and trophy tastings.

There are Supertasters Among Us
Some talk on the net today about the phenomenon of "supertasters". Called such for their super tongues which are endowed with more taste buds at the front. I read about it first at vinography but it trails back to an article in the NY Sun. It seams that 20 to 25% of the population are […]

Zarzuela: A Taste of Spain in San Francisco
Join Chef Marc on a recent visit to "Zarzuela" a Spanish tapas restaurant in San Francisco

Le Comptoir- Paris?Toughest Reservation
Chef Marc Vogel visits with Yves Camdeborde, restaurateur, hotelier and chef of Paris’ Le Comptoir. Join him on another of his culinary adventures.

Sailing to Santorini: Supper at Selene
Leaving Sicily, Chef Marc Vogel joins Stephen Mathew’s aboard "Yellowdrama" where they sail the azure Aegean and make landfall on the spectacular volcanic island of Santorini, Greece. Here Chef Marc, with friends Ari and Stephen, pay a visit to one of Greece’s best restaurants, Selene.

RAIN CHECK!!! Doctor?s Orders?
Due to Joe catching a nasty cold, we will not have our usual Saturday night dinner. Poor guy can’t taste a thing! Not to worry, Christina has the nurse uniform on….

New Season
Its been a while but we are planning another show for Halloween. We are excited to get back on the air. Please Email us with any suggestions or comments………………. We’re also planning a trip to Napa and Sonoma in November…Thanks

LET?S POUR ANOTHER GLASS?
Kicking off the Fall Season… September 17 at 8pm:After a challenging Summer of busy work schedules, computer hackers and finally, a vacation, we are happy to get back on the air! Thanks to all for your kind emails and words of encouragement. We look forward to spending many evenings with […]

French Pork Chops and Bordeaux (Right Bank)
This Week: Joe and Christina indulge in a vintage 1990 Chateau Trimoulet, St. Emilion Grand Cru Classe. Christina prepares hearty French Country Pork Chops. This is the second part of a four part Bordeaux series. Join them for dinner as they explore the right bank.Click Podcast link for Show […]