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The End Times for wine?
The wine community has been abuzz lately about its difficulty attracting young consumers. It’s a bit like drug pushers hanging around the school yard wondering where the kids are. Okay, that’s unfair. Every consumer industry wants to attract new consumers … Continue reading
Posted in Books, California, Current Affairs, Navel Gazing, Wine, writers
Tagged Gen Y, Gen Z, Millennials, Navel Gazing
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Wine doesn’t Trump politics …
Our nation’s politics have gone sour, like wine left exposed too long to oxygen. A case in point: My column this week in The Washington Post Food section takes a look at Trump Winery, near Charlottesville. I conceived the article as an … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Eastern US, Local Wine, Oregon, Virginia, Washington Post, Wine
Tagged Trump, Virginia Wine, Wine
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DC Hails Two New Master Sommeliers
Just a quick post to celebrate this remarkable achievement by two of DC’s most respected sommeliers: Andrew Myers of CityZen restaurant, and Jarad Slipp, formerly of CityZen and now with RdV Vineyards in Delaplane, Va., became Master Sommeliers on Wednesday. … Continue reading
Take that, Virginia wine!
Virginia wine took a slap in the face Thursday, in this article in The Washington Post. The article described how newly inaugurated Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) is trying to establish good relations with legislators from both parties by hosting daily … Continue reading
Posted in California, Current Affairs, Local Wine, Virginia, Washington Post, Wine
Tagged Virginia, Virginia Wine, Wine
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Worth Reading: Provoking Adam Lee
Some fun and interesting keyboard musings this week: W. Blake Gray indulges in his favorite sport – provoking Adam Lee of Siduri with a post about low alcohol levels. It’s a great way to boost your comment totals on a … Continue reading
Posted in California, Current Affairs, DrinkLocalWine.com, Local Wine, Parker, Pinot Noir, Weblogs, Wine, writers
Tagged Local Wine, Robert M. Parker Jr., Wine
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WooHoo! Corkage now legal in Maryland
Maryland lawmakers may not have been able to solve the state’s budget woes in this year’s legislative session, but they did hand wine lovers another gift. A year after approving direct-to-consumer shipping from wineries, lawmakers approved a bill that will … Continue reading
Posted in Corkage, Current Affairs, Direct Shipping, Maryland, Restaurants, Virginia, Wine
Tagged Corkage, Maryland, Wine
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Worth Reading This Week: FBI arrests alleged fraudster; White House fails to keep dinner wine list secret
Some recent items of interest from the Wine-o-sphere: The FBI last week arrested flamboyant wine collector Rudy Kurniawan for wine fraud. It’s the first time the Bureau has taken wine counterfeiting so seriously. Mike Steinberger has some detailed analysis on … Continue reading
Posted in Bordeaux, California, Current Affairs, Merlot, Parker, Sparkling Wine, Virginia, Washington, Weblogs, Wine
Tagged Fraud, Parker, Wine
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Worth Reading This Week: Wooooooo Boy! Expensive wine critics, cheap wine, and tons and tons of methane …
Here’s my weekly offerings of what’s worth reading on the wine blahgosphere – and boy, this week’s a doozy! We begin with “Campogate” – the controversy over the resignation of Jay Miller from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. It seems little-known … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Current Affairs, Humor, Parker, Rants, Uncategorized, Virginia, Wine, Wine Humor, writers
Tagged Jay Miller, Robert Parker, Virginia, Wine
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American Wine Society celebrates Gordon Murchie for his work promoting Eastern viticulture
The American Wine Society, the oldest consumer-based wine education organization in the United States, recently bestowed its highest honor on Alexandria resident Gordon W. Murchie for his work promoting advances in viticulture along the East Coast. Earlier this month, the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Eastern US, Local Wine, Virginia, Wine
Tagged Gordon Murchie, Regional Wine, Wine
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Treasury Coup: Was It Something I Said?
MELBOURNE, Australia – It’s a strange feeling to learn that someone you’ve only just met has been ousted from his high-profile corporate job. My first thought on hearing that David Dearie was dethroned on Monday as CEO of Treasury Wine … Continue reading →