Back in September, I blogged about the Avalon Cabernet Sauvignon and how one wine drew such confliting reviews out of the wine world. On one side was Robert Parker and his “best under $15″ designation. On the other you had be me and bunch of people on the Internet wondering what we did to deserve [...]
Just a quick pop because I wanted to get this up before Monday. Adam Borden, grand poobah for Marylanders for Better Beer and Wine Laws is offering up a bottle of 2003 Opus One to the person who brings the biggest entourage to the hearing in the Maryland House of Delegates on Monday, February 23rd. [...]
Savoy-Lee Winery near Smith Mountain Lake is up for sale, asking price is $1.79 million. Looks like a turnkey opportunity for someone who wanted to own a winery. Tasting room, offices, and wine making supplies: it’s all there. From the post on OWC. …located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains on 117 acres, [...]
Pinot Law went into a great in-depth post about where underage kids get their alcohol. I ramble on and blowhard about things from time to time, but it’s nice to see people actually doing the legwork and producing actual numbers. Regarding the data, Pinot Law asserts: Although the chart identifies the numerous ways in which [...]
Thanks to commenter Regina for pointing out that the Maryland Senate is holding a hearing on SB-338 (HB-1262). Here is the nitty-gritty detail to go get down: Hearing is at 1:15 MD Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee 2 West, Miller Senate Building 11 Bladen St Annapolis, MD 21401 Map Full hearing schedule slate [...]
Grades are getting better. Are our nation’s school kids getting smarter? Maybe. Are grades getting higher? No doubt. Kids are coming out of high school with a 4.3 GPA, a meaningless number when paired up with the GPA of a kid coming out of a school with unweighted classes. The number means nothing out of [...]
The Elk Run Gewurztraminer has gotten a lot of run around Maryland, winning the 2008 Governor’s Cup for best off-dry wine. The off-dry designation is a bit strange. It may be just a touch sweet, but nothing that will turn off dry-wine devotees and it certainly isn’t up there with peach wine or blush. The [...]
It’s that time of year again in Maryland. Ice is falling from the sky. Kids are getting school canceled every other day. And, a new direct wine shipping bill has been introduced in the Maryland General Assembly. Senator Jamie Raskin, coming out of District 20 (the Fightin’ Twentieth!) has introduced what looks to be the [...]
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