The Days of Crimson And Clover ~ Or, do organic wines really taste better?
The 1960s, 70s, and early 80s were very good to and for me. I deliberately sacrificed a lot of materialism, for which the universe delivered copious hours to study and practice many subjects of great personal interest: nutrition and gardening organically buying my organic foods in a “health food store” (the only place to get [...]
Earth Day in Wine Country ~ 40th Anniversary
It’s April 22, 2010, and the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. I was part of the first Earth Day movement, while living in Maine. I do believe the statement that “As Maine goes, so goes the nation,” about so many things… But not all things. Maine is backwards as regards wine being regulated. They’re coming [...]
When Irish Wines Are Smiling
It just had to happen. In 2002, when I organized and started not only PS I Love You, but also started the Association of African American Vintners, I was thinking about starting an Irish American Vintners Association. It just made sense to me. Concannon Vineyard was/is a client of Diaz Communications. (Although I’m no longer [...]
European Wine Bloggers Conference ~ Strangers in a Not So Strange Land
Here’s the schedule: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ~ Alternatives: to participate in the workshops of the EWBC or to visit the Saint Jorge Castle and the old town of Lisbon 1:00 p.m. ~ Lunch at IBO Restaurant 2:30 p.m. ~ EWBC Yesterday, Delfim Costa, João Costa, Luis Ribeiro (all from Enoforum Wines of the [...]
European Wine Bloggers Conference ~ Hitting the Ground Running in Lisbon
Arrival in Lisbon, Portugal. WinePredator arrives tonight. Just spent the morning in a social media seminar led by Ryan Opaz (Catavino) and André Ribeirinho (Adegga). With the help of my new Blackberry and tutorials from Jose, I was ready to Twitter myself into oblivion. I pretty much kept up with all things being discussed, which [...]
The Consumer’s Green Wine Shopping List*TM
Paul Dolan of the Mendocino Wine Company is this year’s Honorary Chairman for the International Green Wine Competition. This is the first and only competition solely devoted to recognizing and rewarding outstanding wines made from Biodyvin (France) certified, Demeter certified Biodynamic (R) (International), Certified Organic, Transitional and Natural grapes. Since we’re in the month of [...]
Is 07-07-07 the Green paradigm shift we’ve been waiting for?
Foreigner [The images that I'm using on this entry are my own. They're used for punctuation only, taken in the 1980s. I prefer to use my own, dated as they are, rather than engage in copyright infringement.] In the 1960, through the rock n’ roll culture, word quickly spread that chloro and florocarbons were beginning [...]
