Recently at the 2011 Wine Bloggers’ Conference, Eric Asimov, the NY Times wine critic, and Janice Robinson, a wine writer from the UK, spoke about the role of wine bloggers and wine writers. While I was not able to attend the conference, I have been able to watch their keynote speeches courtesy of Richard Jenning’s […]
Many people I speak with about Gold Country wines are unaware that there are wineries in Amador and El Dorado counties. Some don’t even have a clear idea of where Gold Country is. So, I thought I would do a series of posts with recommended drives through various parts of Gold Country, with suggestions about […]
It seems that my wine guide is one of the first guide books to make extensive use of QR codes. What is a QR code? It is a bar code of sorts that looks like the illustration below. When you scan a QR code with the bar code scanner app on your smart phone, it […]
Pour Me Another: An Opinionated Guide to Gold Country Wines is once again for sale at Barnes & Noble online. Although, they are listing it as “currently unavailable” which is entirely false. Not sure what drugs these people are on, but whatever they’re taking, I don’t want any. Just go to Amazon.com. Share this:Share
I am a big advocate for keeping tasting notes. Being a fan of the analog life, I still keep my notes using the old fashioned tools called pens and paper. The photo above is of the notebook I used while writing my book, Pour Me Another. It is a handy size and fits right in […]
Amazon.com is not collecting California sales tax on purchases made on their site from California. I just made a purchase, a new wine journal, and they didn’t charge me the California sales tax. So, if you were holding back on buying my book, Pour Me Another: An Opinionated Guide to Gold Country Wines, because of […]
Pour Me Another: An Opinionated Guide to Gold Country Wine is now available! That link will take you to the Amazon.com sales page. I am working on formatting the book for Kindle and Nook as we speak. That should be ready in 7 to 10 days. Pour Me Another will be the definitive guide to […]
It was pretty hot here in the Bay Area earlier this week. While it has cooled off now, the start of the week was definitely White Wine Weather (the other “www”). I opened up a bottle of a 2009 Verdelho from Nine Galbles Vineyard. It is such a nice wine. The color is the palest […]
Last night I got together with a friend to plan my first book signing / book release party. We look just like the picture. I swear. My friend has very generously offered to host the event, which I appreciate immensely. As is our wont, there was wine involved: An ’05 Mount Aukum Syrah. She had […]
When I tell Bay Area people that I write about Gold Country Wines, almost everybody thinks Napa and Sonoma Counties, even when I have clearly said “Gold Country”. Then I’ll say, “No, Sierra Foothills wines.” This generates blank looks. “Placerville,” I’ll say, “on the way to South Lake Tahoe.” At this point, astonishment will render […]
