Happy All Hallow’s Eve.
So, this post requires a little go-see to the dark and scary website of Constellations Brands Overlords, Inc. (Suite 1000, 7th level of hell).
The PDF in question: Project Genome Segment Overview - They have identified the six key premium wine consumer segments. I shit you not. This is all real. Don’t get […]

So, I’ve been dealing with this whole spamming thing. I guess I get caught up in the stupidity of it all. Why not try to sneak in a single comment? Do you really think 500 comments telling my readers to go to your linux site will get you business? No. And it’s soils the name […]

I’m still combating spam.
It’s screwing with everything.
The people who’s site the spam advertises swear it’s not them. But why would someone spam me with a site that they weren’t making money off of? No. I don’t buy it. And I’m just about to go all Yosemite Sam on someone’s ass.
I’ve disabled comments for a while […]

So I got tagged by the most excellent Pacific Northwest Cheese Project blog for another meme floating around asking you to revisit your 23rd post.
The assignment is simple: Go to your 23rd post, reprint your 5th sentence, and expound. Forward to 5 other people.
So my very first post was New Year’s Eve of last year; […]

What goes best with the news of Tom DeLay’s arrest? Bubbles, of course! Here’s to you Tommy!
I’ve been racking my brain, trying to come up with a replacement harvest celebratory cocktail. A replacement for Beaujolais Nouveau that is. Long time readers of this blog will know that not ever having to hock that overrated […]

Just got home from seeing Good Night, and Good Luck, the story of Edward R. Murrow’s lone stand against the psychotic tyranny of Joseph McCarthy. This movie had me from the opening scene. Eery how appropo the subject matter is today. A bit of Murrow’s speech featured in the movie:
“Our history will be what we […]

I still seem to attract more readers who feel the need to vent on email instead of commenting directly on the site. Boy do I get some nasty email. I’d love you guys to just post it. If not, I will go ahead and start sharing it. It’s not hard to comment. If you don’t […]

So, first off. I have to tell you that my broham is as happy as a little schoolgirl right now because Pete Townshend has a link to my bro’s vlog on his blog. We grew up on a strict diet of The Who, due to my music-loving pop, who is most likely shitting a brick […]

So it’s a big deal that some Chianti producers are under investigation for fraud. What’s the beef? Some producers are under investigation for selling wines marked as Chianti Classico DOCG that are in fact made with grapes from outside of the appelation.
Well, hardly news, how can I say this…..
Duh.
See, regions like Chianti Classico or Champagne […]

OK, I have an answer (freakin finally) to my Cheerwine cane sugar v. high fructose corn syrup dilemma. Chuck McMahan from North Carolina tells me that Cheerwine in plastic and can is made with the evil corn syrup. While Cheerwine in GLASS bottles is made with good, old-fashioned cane sugar. Thanks Chuck! Oh, and the […]