Attack of the Stupid Wine Legislation
Maine legislators have once again taken it upon themselves to protect their state's children from any possible exposure to alcohol. Let's hear it for them. This one is particularly absurd A new law goes into effect on September 12 that...
The Meaning of “Wine Country Casual” Revealed
For almost 20 years now I've been reading (and writing) invitations to events that inform that the event's dress code is "Wine Country Casual". But there's a problem with this: I don't know exactly what "Wine Country Casual" means from...
Bloggerview #25: Joe Roberts
Bloggerview # 25 Who: Joe Roberts Blog: 1 Wine Dude Where: http://www.1winedude.com Here's what I think about Joe Roberts of the 1WineDude Blog: (wait, I shouldn't say that). Ok, here's what I think of Joe: The man possesses the talent,...
Appellation Wine Blogging in Yountville Looks Ripe
If there was ever a type of wine organization that would benefit from instituting a blog to communicate their work and fulfill their mission, it's the appellation association. Such association are, ultimately, founded and run to promote the financial interests...
Things To Do in Sonoma When Not Drinking
I don't know if I'm right, but I suspect I am when I say that the vast majority of visitors to my Sonoma Valley come here with the intent of visiting one of America's most historic wine regions and tasting...
Wine Porn In A Sterile Era
I've been thinking about "Wine Porn" (not for any good reason) and have concluded there really isn't anything we can call "Wine Porn" that comes close to the titillating exposure we have to honest to goodness "Food Porn". Wikipedia is...
The Disappearing Cook
Click Here To Read Michele Anna Jordan's "Who Will Keep Cooking From Disappearing?" Click here to learn more about Michele Anna Jordan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This episode of the FERMENTATION Video Blog is sponsored By: TWISTED OAK WINERY Click here for a...
Sponsoring Fermentation’s Video Blog
To sponsor Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog (Video Edition) send your wine-related caps and 3 lines of copy to be read to: Tom Wark's Fermentation 162 Piper Lane Sonoma, CA 95476
Coming Wine Books Peculiar and Interesting
I like to look to see what new wine and drink related books are coming out just to see what's interesting and peculiar. Here are a few titles, all interesting, some peculiar, but not all seemingly worthy of purchase. Bourbon:...
