Domaine Du Pegau is located in the Southern Rhone. Unlike their counterparts in the Northern Rhone, who are permitted only to grow Syrah, Southern Rhone vinters can use any combination of thirteen grapes. Like many in the South, Pegau uses this latitude to make blends of considerable power and intensity. My note… Decanted for one [...]
Running Diary from the 2009 Maryland Wine Festival on Sunday, September 20. 12:45 – Arrive to the festival. It’s already pretty crowded for an event that started at noon. Lines to get in were epic, so noted to come earlier next year. Marylanders for Better Beer and Wine Laws are out in force, getting mailing [...]
I’ve posted previously about Virginia’s alcohol-to-food sales ratio that says that 45% of an establishment’s sales must come from food. The law has the unfortunate side effect of eliminating the possibility of a full-blown wine bar opening up in Virginia. Another problem facing owners is that the Arlington crowd has cast aside rail drinks in [...]
Creative Commons licensed image from Flickr user killthebird The path of the wine collector is littered with cases of remorse and magnums of regret. These missteps pile up in a subterranean warehouse in San Francisco and sit in the friendly confines of perfect storage conditions. Neglect comes from many factors: case purchases that weren’t as [...]
If you’re in sales or marketing, wine industry or not, you’ll probably enjoy this YouTube video posted by MrWineguy101. The automated voices and blocky cartoons just make it funnier. There is some colorful language, so don’t watch if you’re not into that sort of thing. Headphones advised at the office.
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