A Little Holiday Cheer on This Merriest of Days
Weekly Holidaze Drawing: Just leave a comment on any wine-blog entry this month, to win gifts this December: The following story came to me in an Email from my sister. Her name is Merry. I wondered my whole life about our names, until a few years ago. I was born on December 21, and Merry [...]
Wine Writer Jack Heeger Passes Away, Wine Writer # 23 ~ Posthumously
With Walter Cronkite’s passing, I was reminded of how – somewhat quietly – the passing of Jack Heeger, another writer in my world, had just happened. Jack’s final words to us all: Tonight when you open that bottle of wine, make a toast to life, good health and love of family. Those are the things [...]
Digital Camera + High Definition = Money Shot of NYC Fireworks
It’s just an amazing thing, this entire digital world. Whoda thunk it? Watching New York’s fireworks last night, I wondered “What if?” What if I get my camera and see if I can get a good shot of this? This is the one that made me really miss New York City. In the US, there’s [...]
The Second Leg of a Marketing Journey ~ BTT in Boston, New York, and Baltimore
BOSTON HISTORICAL The first Petite Sirah tasting was held at Clio Restaurant in the Eliot Hotel on Commonwealth Avenue, in Boston’s historic and fashionable Back Bay neighborhood. Our elegant venue had a great turnout, as word had begun to spread that the Blue Tooth Tour was primarily being hosted by wine industry luminaries, and it [...]
Ice Bucket Selections: From Wine Writer to Wine Importer & Wholesaler
“my next step” This was the subject of Todd Wernstrom’s E-mail. “How provocative,” I thought. Upon opening, this is what I found. After nearly nine years of an enjoyable and educational time at Wine News, I am putting down my proverbial pen with the publication of our new issue (due out shortly). I have recently [...]
