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Dry Creek Vineyard Goes Accounable and Authentic

I like Dry Creek Vineyard.  I like their wines, I like their labels, I like their tasting room and their “wine personality.” I’ve been a fan for just about a decade.  And, I also like that they seem to “get” technology and are willing to take a couple of risks.…

I Still Don’t Know

I’m a reasonable man.  Yet, I still don’t know if Gary Vaynerchuk is a genius or a snake oil salesman; a web 2.0 Anthony Robbins, selling platitudes wrapped in charisma. One thing is certain, I am on record saying that I would listen to

Vin de Napkin - Defying the Law of Description

I’ve seen a lot of things, I’ve heard a lot of things and I’ve scratched my head at a lot of things.  Yet, today, truly, I’ve heard it all.  And, when I say “all.” I mean I have now heard everything.  Definitively. Korbel is suing anonymous…

My Wish for the Next Cool Thing

So much of our life and experience is based on outside influence – marketing, prevailing wisdom and the times. I’m almost self-conscious to this, wondering if the financial crisis is going to imprint an indelible “Greatest Generation” thriftiness upon me, eschewing…

I Am the Charlie Brown of Wine Allocations

It’s September—you know what that means—if you’re Rod Stewart singing “Maggie May” then you must be going back to school, for most of us it means football and wine allocation season. Sure, sure.  I’ve made my way onto a couple of lists ... but,…

Quick as a Hiccup

In the blink of an eye, quick as a hiccup, Wine 2.0’s newly released social network is up to 790 members. Back in April I wrote a post about merging Wine 2.0 and the Open…

And My B.S. Detector Goes Berserk

beep, beep, beEP, bEEP, BEEP, BEEP.  My B.S. detector has officially been tripped and is going crazy making mental racket. With arched eyebrow and cynicism in my voice I say, “Really?” “No, seriously.  Really? That’s what I think when I read