Wines of the Week ~ Best of the Best
West Cape Howe wine company delivered four wines to my office. I thought to myself, this is going to be an interesting week. I’ll be opening one bottle a day, and by Friday I’ll be able to post my findings. Well, the best laid plans of mice and men went astray in this office. I [...]
Chillin’ with TheChillBag
Innovation never stops, and that’s the best news of the universe… most of the time. It’s fun being on the influencer side of new things coming out, because I get to see a few things first, for my impressions. I was just asked if I’d check out “TheChillBag.” Sounded interesting enough. I’m all for seeing [...]
A Really Reluctant Blog Posting about R.A. Harrison Family Cellars
[Image of Nobility was borrowed from the R.A. Harrison Family Cellars Website.] Why am I reluctant? Not because there’s anything wrong with Roger Harrison’s effort as a winemaker; but, rather, because there’s everything right about it… To write his story would mean that I’d have to open his bottle of nectar; and, I’m not one [...]
Wine Dinner in New York City at The Modern Sets a City Standard for Opulence
Staging “the” Perfect Meeting with Client and Media If you’re just getting into PR, a perfect setting is really important when you’re planning a meeting. This is my most recent example. I just traveled to New York City to discuss Finisterra and Alente wines (from the Alentejo region of Portugal) with an important group of [...]
How do wine pros make removing the capsule look so darn easy?
[What's to follow is inspired by Steve Heimoff, who's been having a bit of fiction fun lately.] How do wine pros make removing the capsule look so darn easy? It’s so simple. In fact, it’s really so easy that let’s play pretend for a moment. You’re Lester, the court jester. King Steven, your king, is [...]
“The Set” ~ Could it be more controlled?
Yes, it could be… Just let Bill HR 5034 pass… Sorry for harping on that, again, but I was reminded of this fact as I faced wine purchasing decisions in Maine for our Clarke Family reunion. There I was… standing in Shaw’s Supermarket, and I knew every single bottle of wine, many of them either [...]
Does the weight of a bottle have anything to do with the quality of the wine?
How do you feel about the weight of wine bottles these days? I know of one wine writer who, when the bottles began to take on the “Big Boy” effect, had serious issues right away. It’s only been within the last 10 years that wine bottles have put on the extra pounds… As part of [...]
