The Washington Post says what I have been saying for years: Americans drink their reds to warm and their whites too cold. Here’s a handy graphic from Scott Harvey Remember that when the rule of thumb “red wines should be served at room temperature”, there was no central heating and those castles, manor houses and […]
It is with great pleasure that I announce that Wine 101: An Introduction to Wine and Wine Tasting is now available in several new distribution channels. The channel most relevant to my Bay Area readers, is iTunes for Apple’s iBook. You can check it out here. It has taken a while to get into iTunes, but […]
I am finally getting around to getting my best selling book, Wine 101, formatted and submitted to iBooks and Kobo. If you don’t own an Apple phone or tablet, or don’t live in Canada, you don’t know what this means. iBooks is Apple’s ebook store, sort of the iTunes of books. Kobo is the leading […]
Do you know the 9 basic wine styles? Madeline Puckett, the moving force behind one of the best wine websites, Winefolly.com has distilled pretty much everything you need to know about the basic wine styles to one helpful graphic. The accompanying post is informative and entertaining. I encourage you to visit Winefolly.com and spend some time […]
I will be selling and signing my books this coming Saturday, December 7, from 11am until 5pm at Stage Left Cellars in Oakland. Come on over to Stage Left and sample their wines, which are very good, meet some great folks and say “Hi”. I will be selling all of my books: Pour Me Another, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Wine 101: An Introduction to Wine and Wine Tasting, my second book, is now available! You can purchase the book now as a paperback through my printer. It is also available at Amazon.com. The book is also available in a Kindle ebook edition. If you can wait a couple of days, I’m doing a big […]
Yes, it has been a while since I posted much here, which I feel bad about. But no regrets. I’ve been working feverishly on completing my second book, Wine 101: An Introduction to Wine and Wine Tasting. The book will be released at the end of this month. It has been a sprint here at the […]
