Category: Rant
Corkage Fees – What are they?
cork·age (kôrkj) n. A charge exacted at a restaurant for every bottle of liquor served that was not bought on the premises. That is how The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language defines it. It is also how I have always defined ...
Note to Wineries: Such a Small Thing to Ask
We have a standard response when agency representatives and wineries ask if we accept samples for review. Yes, we do. All we ask is that you e-mail us a tracking number when you ship out the wine. It seems to me ...
Beware of Wine Bloggers!
Steve Heimoff knows a lot about wine, and he is a pretty decent writer. So, when he warns us about a new threat to the wine community we should heed his words. Here are the aforementioned words of wisdom and ...
The Lost Art of Being Gracious
When I was a little girl, I hated writing "Thank You" notes to my grandmother. First, because she always got me "practical" gifts -- the one that sticks out the most is a pair of flannel pajamas that were about ...
Answering my own question.
Yesterday I basically asked whether the Wine Blogger Conference had jumped the shark in it's second year. Today the question was answered most definitively. Hell no! What a great day. The details will be provided later, but everything from the speakers, ...
Wine Bloggers Conference 2009 – FAIL?
After being here for the first afternoon and evening of the Wine Blogger Conference 2009, I am starting to wonder if the they are experiencing a sophomore slump, or have just lost their mojo completely. The early part of ...
Looking Back and Looking Ahead: WBC ’09
When Joe first said he wanted to start a blog about wine and food, I'll have to admit I was a little skeptical. Sure, he is a great cook, and was studying with the International Sommelier Guild. But I remember ...
The Complaint as a Gift: A Tale of Three Wineries
Once upon a time, I worked in retail sales. Actually I was working three jobs because I was single, I had no other responsibilities and couldn't support my lifestyle (and wardrobe) on my measly salary as a PR person, just ...
Objectivity and Fairness
"For the bitterest pill is hard to swallow The love I gave hangs in sad coloured, mocking shadows The bitterest pill is mine to take If I took it for a hundred years, I couldn't feel any more ill" -The Jam The Bitterest Pill It ...
Hey, that’s No Way to Sell Wine!
Driving around Houston, I remembered a wine shop that carried Enkidu. I thought I'd surprise Joe and pick up a bottle. I drove to where I thought it was located, but noted the name was wrong. So I turned on ...
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