Because of an unrelenting barrage of attempted SPAM comments to photographs, I will be disabling the comment feature on this blog for the time being. If I can figure out how to block the spammers and still have comments, I’ll turn the feature back on in the future. UPDATE: I think I identified the problem. […]
Did you get a new Kindle for Christmas? Then you need something to read. If you are wine-inclined, download one or both of my books onto your new Kindle! Wine 101: An Introduction to Wine and Wine Tasting is a fun and easy book covering the basics of wine. You’ll never be intimidated by wine snobs […]
Wishing you all the very best of this holiday season. Hoping that your Solstice is Merry, your Yule is cool and the New Year very happy indeed. May 2013 bring us all Peace, Prosperity, Health and Contentment. I raise my glass to you all. See you in the New Year. Share this:Share
I generally try to stay out of the politics and scandals of wine writing. In most cases the kerfuffles are more about personality than substance and really don’t affect me or my readers very much, if at all. However, recently noted Canadian wine writer, Natalie MacLean, whose last book I reviewed at her request, has been accused […]
I will be having a book signing in Oakland this weekend. There is also news about Amador County wineries instituting tasting fees. Let’s chat a bit about both. Book Signing Saturday, December 1st, Stage Left Cellars in Oakland is hosting me for a book sale and signing. I am honored to be included in their […]
This is an updated version of last year’s What Wine to Serve With Turkey post. I’ve added a fourth wine. It is that time of the year again. We’re all turning our minds towards preparing for the Thanksgiving dinner. Those of us who know a little bit about wine start getting asked “what wine goes […]
Mike Dunne, writer for the Sacramento Bee, recently published a nice piece about Convergence, an out of the way, but destination-worthy winery in Amador County. They aren’t far from Sutter Creek and are well worth the short diversion to reach Convergence. Share this:Share
After spending the day preparing for my trip to the North East, last Wednesday evening my partner and I had opened a bottle of Gold Hill Vineyard’s 2008 Cabernet Franc. We each had a glass and though we enjoyed it, we both noted that it was sweeter than other Cab Franc’s we had tasted. The […]
What does a fledgling wine writer do when he’s on vacation? Look for wineries, of course! My family recently went to Kauai, HI, for a quick get away. In preparation for the trip I did some research and learned that there is one winery on Kauai. It is a meadery; they make honey wine. My exposure […]
Today, Friday 8/31 and tomorrow, 9/1, the Kindle edition of my second book, Wine 101: An Introduction to Wine and Wine Tasting, will be FREE at Amazon.com. This is a limited time opportunity. Sunday the price goes back to $4.95. No Kindle? No problem! Amazon offers the Kindle app for iPad, iPhone, Android smart phones, Mac’s, and PC’s. […]
