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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | ALICE FEIRING NOVEMBER 28, 2007 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas Why isnt the Internet full of criticism of these powerful and dangerous technologies? ++ Note his use of traditional above. To try and ferret out the natural wine in the sea of industrial swill, for most people, it would be easier trying to find fly sh*t in pepper. Main | Hearty Burgundy at Sanford? Do check it out. Its a total farce. | ALICE FEIRING APRIL 23, 2008 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas An industry answer to Fast Food Nation and Kitchen Confidential, the book paints a distressing picture of a world full of Frankenwines (my word, not Ms. Fire-charred barrels can add notes of smoke, espresso, vanilla and butterscotch, which are catnip for catching the attention of important American wine critics. Welcome to Ms. | BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE APRIL 26, 2009 Ethics and My Blog Or "I'm sending this guy my California Roussanne that I think he'll find interesting, based on the other wines he likes." now have friendships in the wine industry, although I don't think that this influences how I review or do not review their products. I have no statement of ethics anywhere on my blog, but I'm going to add one today. | | | | | | | | |
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WINE TASTING GUY | MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008 Wine bashing
The California wine industry that welcomed a wine-novice Wine Tasting Guy with open arms is under attack. Alice Feiring, a warm woman whom I met & spoke with at length shortly after transitioning into the wine industry, is under attack. criteria that enables wines to score highly amongst the well known critic's ratings. MORE >> -
WINE TASTING GUY | MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008 They don't make 'em like they used to
While the New World producers (specifically California) are using all sorts of alternative technologies and products to make wines that lose that something special. I just read a recent post by Eric Asimov of the New York Times on his blog The Pour. My take on all of this falls somewhere in the middle. Until then, happy WHATEVER wine tasting. MORE >> -
WINE TASTING GUY | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2008 Best bet (kosher) Israeli wines for Passover - at all price ranges.
Both are great (as long as the '05's which have been out for well over a year were stored properly) but the 2006 were rated slightly higher by Israeli wine critic Daniel Rogov. I have been asked by countless people which wines I would recommend they check out for Passover, so I thought it appropriate to blog for the masses. Galil Mountain. MORE >> -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008  DRINKING A 2005 BENSON FERRY OLD VINE ZINFANDEL WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND
Where does it come from and why is it so popular and plentiful in California and not so much everywhere else. And if Primitivo from Apulia is closely related to Zinfandel how did Zinfandel become so popular in California? Okay, so now we know where the grape came from but how did it get all the way to California? in most wine). MORE >>
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