Entries from March 2008

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Discovery: Pic Saint-Loup is My Friend

I really didn’t know that much about Pic Saint-Loup. Sure, I knew it was French, Languedoc region. But these are things you can pick up from the label. Let me backtrack.
The other night after a light dinner of angel hair pasta with sauteed onions, mushrooms, zucchini and garlic thrown into a tomato sauce, I headed [...]

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Rejected: You know it!

So there you have it, folks. Thanks to domaine547, those of us who were rejected from every category of American Wine Blog Awards still have a badge to proudly display.
Check out the discussion over at Winecast on the topic. I think it’s pretty interesting. Does popularity alone lead to awards? Or is there more to [...]

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Tom says, “This Wine is Gay”

I read Tom Wark. He’s a social networking friend, and I like his blog. What I read this morning, however, made me a little nervous. Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog: This Wine is Gay
Tom wrote the article meaning to discuss marketing. But he succeeded in offending people–including my sister’s boyfriend. He writes about Pansy!, a [...]