What other product do you pay 300% mark-up for, just so they can open it for you? What’s the insentive for me not to bring my own and pay $15?
Coffee has a HUGE mark-up, but at least someone’s brewing or pulling the shot for you. There’s a process. And we’re only talking a few […]

Every month I’m hit with a new buzz, a different Zietgeist. Most recently it’s been the movie Sideways and Ice wine. This week, I was asked over a dozen times this week if I had a discount bin or sale rack.
Listen to me now and heed me later: the idea of a wine shop with […]

I found the following site through my
friends at thinkwine.com:
www.bumwine.com
Not only did I laugh, but it made me think.
What useful purpose do any of these wines–the Nighttrains, MD 20/20, or Wild Rose–serve?
None. They are the crack cocaine of alcoholic beverages. They are made by "the man" to sell to the socio-economically challenged.
bumwine.com […]

   
The coolest thing happened today. OK, it’s a little thing, but still.    I had a wine rep visiting with a distributor, and another rep waiting in the wings. We were tasting some amazing French wines, all great values. So I shared some of my wine with the waiting rep, a friend of mine. […]

For those of you who think 1) Project Mayhem is just a fairytale, 2)that no waiter has ever played a joke on you, 3) and all service industry workers live to take your crap …
I offer exhibit 184a-44e, found at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in a conference room.
Think on it, next time […]

Wow.
I’ve always taken this painting for granted. What impression does it give to me? I can’t believe the look on her face.Bored, underwhelmed, unimpressed, and so world wary she doesn’t trust her dog anymore. I’ve looked like that. I see lots of people in the service industry who look like that.Don’t order anything from […]

   
Never ask a Trekkie which was the better show, Deep Space 9, or Next Generation. Never, ever ask who was the best captain. Same goes for wine. I get people trying to rope me into these sucker arguements all of the time. They want to debate. They just bought a case (NOT from […]

I hear many complaints that customers have a hard time finding good value in Burgundy. Well, the problem is you; you aren’t looking in the right place. Certain transformations occur when wine takes over a big part of your life. One of the most common is the born again Pinot Noir lover. After tasting […]

God, you people are sick. All the complimentary emails, and all you want to know is… So you want more gross out stories? Do you? Do you really, punk? I got stories.
Try this on for size:
When I worked at a 5 Diamond hotel on-call, we used to complain to management all […]

So this lady stomps behind our kitchen today to reprimand us. God, I felt like I was eight for about two seconds. She’s all, “I saw what you just did…” “I work for the FDA…” “That’s the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen.”
What I shoulda said: It’s my birthday and I’ll do what I […]