Fine Wines (Re)Visited

Do Critics Still Determine Wine Styles?
By way of Josh Hermsmeyer, I found Tina Caputo’s fantastic self-produced short film,“Robert Parker’s Bitch.” The basic premise is that wines today are big, bold, and over-oaked designed,‘…to taste and spit,” and not savored with food. The question on the table is if Robert Parker and Jim Laube largely determine today’s wine styles [...]

Best Wine Blog Posts for March 2nd through March 6th
Best of the wine blogosphere for March 2nd through March 6th:Vinography and the American Wine Blog AwardsNapa wine prices: Some advice to wineriesMarch Book Club: Adventures on the Wine RouteAmerican Wine Blog Award WinnersWINE CLUB FAILWine drinking is up but wine sales are down?Vin de Napkin– Sign O The Times x 4Serve or Die: [...]

The Why&What of Amateur Wine Writing
Image by nasv via FlickrJosh Hermsmeyer, the guy behind the must read Pinotblogger site, has issued a challenge to all wine bloggers and will reward the winner with a prize of up to $1,000 depending upon how many respond to his call. In a nutshell, he is asking us to answer two questions:Why are you [...]

Best Wine Blog Posts for January 19th through March 1st
Best of the wine blogosphere for January 19th through March 1st:Hey dude, that wine stinks!The Passing of the American Wine Blog AwardsSITT Tasting in London and an Interview with Jamie Goode from the Wine AnorakWhen egalitarianism becomes elitist: In defense of purple proseThe Best Cabernet In Napa: Tasting Premiere Napa Valley 2009Pedro Ximenez: A Wine [...]