Pax Cellars, Syrah, Alder Springs 2005

Date: Tue, Nov 17, 2009 Wine Tasting Wine Business

I have blogged and podcasted several notes for Pax Cellars Syrah over the years so I was looking forward to revisiting this producer for my birthday dinner last night. The producer has been in a state of flux over the past year or so with winemaker Pax Mahle leaving in the summer of 2008 but [...]

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Crowdsourcing Wine Selection For My Birthday Dinner

Date: Mon, Nov 16, 2009 Wine Tasting Wine Business

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Crowdsourcing Wine Selection For My Birthday Dinner

Date: Mon, Nov 16, 2009 Wine Tasting Wine Business

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Best Wine Blog Posts for July 3rd through July 30th

Date: Sun, Aug 2, 2009 Wine Tasting Wine Business

Best of the wine blogosphere for July 3rd through July 30th: Cabernet Franc: What We Learned From 656 Glasses of Wine The Coming of Age of Wine Blogging Jancis Robinson Talks About Her Career in Wine at IPNC The Sierra Gap – and more on American wine consumers The Blob: Will the wine industry co-opt social media for its own [...]

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Best Wine Blog Posts for July 3rd through July 30th

Date: Sun, Aug 2, 2009 Wine Tasting Wine Business

Best of the wine blogosphere for July 3rd through July 30th: Cabernet Franc: What We Learned From 656 Glasses of Wine The Coming of Age of Wine Blogging Jancis Robinson Talks About Her Career in Wine at IPNC The Sierra Gap – and more on American wine consumers The Blob: Will the wine industry co-opt social media for its own [...]

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The Why & What of Amateur Wine Writing

Date: Tue, Jun 2, 2009 Wine Tasting Wine Business

Image by nasv via Flickr Josh 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 [...]

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The Why & What of Amateur Wine Writing

Date: Mon, Jun 1, 2009 Wine Tasting Wine Business

Image by nasv via Flickr Josh 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 [...]

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The Future of Wine Writing

Date: Sun, May 31, 2009 Wine Tasting Wine Business

Image via Wikipedia “There’s something happening here / What it is ain’t exactly clear…”                             — Stephen Stills, “For What It’s Worth” I’ve been away from the blog for much of this month but have been keeping up with my reading and, oh [...]

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The Future of Wine Writing

Date: Sun, May 31, 2009 Wine Tasting Wine Business

Image via Wikipedia “There’s something happening here / What it is ain’t exactly clear…”                             — Stephen Stills, “For What It’s Worth” I’ve been away from the blog for much of this month but have been keeping up with my reading and, oh [...]

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Best Wine Blog Posts for April 15th through May 29th

Date: Sun, May 31, 2009 Wine Tasting Wine Business

Best of the wine blogosphere for April 15th through May 29th: News from the trenches Confession! Alice and Reductive Wine Writing Ethics Hermann J. Wiemer 2007 Dry Riesling Announcing TasteNY: A Virtual Exploration of New York Wine, Beer and Spirits Postcard from Germany: A House Divided Life is a Bell Curve Why We Owe Robert Parker Wine Advocate Writers Spark Ethics Debate - [...]

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Best Wine Blog Posts for April 15th through May 29th

Date: Sun, May 31, 2009 Wine Tasting Wine Business

Best of the wine blogosphere for April 15th through May 29th: News from the trenches Confession! Alice and Reductive Wine Writing Ethics Hermann J. Wiemer 2007 Dry Riesling Announcing TasteNY: A Virtual Exploration of New York Wine, Beer and Spirits Postcard from Germany: A House Divided Life is a Bell Curve Why We Owe Robert Parker Wine Advocate Writers Spark Ethics Debate – [...]

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RedTree, Pinot Noir 2008

Date: Tue, May 5, 2009 Wine Tasting Wine Business

It is rare that you see mainstream critics write about so-called “industrial wines” and most unusual when they actually say good things about them. So I was surprised to see Wine Spectator critic Jim Laube blog about an $8 California Pinot Noir a couple weeks ago. Naturally I was curious to taste the wine myself [...]

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RedTree, Pinot Noir 2008

Date: Tue, May 5, 2009 Wine Tasting Wine Business

It is rare that you see mainstream critics write about so-called “industrial wines” and most unusual when they actually say good things about them. So I was surprised to see Wine Spectator critic Jim Laube blog about an $8 California Pinot Noir a couple weeks ago. Naturally I was curious to taste the wine myself [...]

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How I Taste and Review Wines

Date: Thu, Apr 23, 2009 Wine Tasting Wine Business

I’ve been thinking these past weeks about how to post a number of reviews I have in my Evernote tasting log. After experimenting with different formats I think I have arrived at a good starting point that will be refined as I go through your feedback and by just posting reviews. Since wineries have sampled [...]

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