I know you await my posts with a fervent desire, for which I am very appreciative. But, sometimes it is useful to get a different perspective. In the same way that travel broadens one’s mind, so too can reading outside of one’s usual comfort zone. In the spirit of helping out my friends, and I do […]
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 […]
As an author trying to get my books out to interested readers, I find that I need to occasionally shift the focus of my online presence. Now is such a time. I have created a Pour Me Another specific website, PourMeAnotherGuide.com. This new site will be my primary online sales presence for Pour Me Another. […]
I am probably hopelessly out of date with this posting, but, I’m a bit of a fuddy-duddy at times. I’ve never seen an episode of The Wire, or The Sopranos. I find many critically acclaimed TV shows unbearably bad…yet I can’t wait for the next episode of American Idol. Sigh. I know. Don’t start. So […]
The tick of the calendar from one year into the next is always a time for looking back and looking forward with a bit more self awareness and anticipation than we usually experience. I’ve already looked back. Now is the time to look forward. You can expect posts: related to my book relaying my tasting […]
Ah, you can almost hear the siren song of the bloggers as they wrap up their year’s blogging exploits, successes and failures. ‘Tis the time of year when we are all wont to reflect on our year just past and begin to plan for the year not yet arrived. And I’m no different. 2011 was […]
On my recent Gold Country wine tasting trip, I travelled with a group of friends. Some of them were using my book, Pour Me Another, to keep track of their tasting and to get an overview of each of the wineries that we visited. I encourage wine drinkers to keep track of the wines they […]
I was shocked to see that my last post was almost 6 weeks ago. My does time pass when you’re having fun or freaking out with anxiety. Two of those 6 weeks, I was out of town feeling all soggy in the wilds of New Hampshire. We only got 3 sunny days out of 14. […]
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 […]
