• Random Rants & Raves

    Rant or Rave: Does anyone give a crap about those links?

    by  • September 7, 2010 • All Posts, Random Rants & Raves • 0 Comments

    Hello all! I’ve been diligently adding the “Locate this wine online or in your area” links to all wine reviews and archived reviews, thinking that you might actually use them. (In other words — I already have the wine — these links are for you!) Here’s a recent example: Plantagenet 2008 Unoaked Chardonnay Western Australia Omrah [...]

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    Rave: Calera de Villiers Pinot Noir

    by  • August 11, 2010 • All Posts, Random Rants & Raves • 0 Comments

    As I’ve mentioned, I’ve been tasting my way through a slew of under-$20 California Merlots, and frankly, it’s been painful. Here’s how my evenings have tended to go: open a couple of the Merlot bottles, taste, spit, pour down drain. Then reach for a really nice red — either from my own stock or another sample — [...]

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    Rant: No on HR 5034

    by  • June 29, 2010 • All Posts, Random Rants & Raves • 0 Comments

    I tend to avoid politics here (and most everywhere else, to be honest), but I think this issue needs comments from all corners. HR 5034 is a bill working its way through Congress. It was introduced by the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) and is supported by the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America — [...]

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