I Ain’t Playin: Drink Chilean 06/16/11
One fateful Tuesday, the Wines of Chile Grand Tasting, organized by Twitter’s @DrinkChile, took place in New York City: a magnificent event which has forever changed the way I think about Chilean wine…is what I would like to say. But let’s not kid ourselves. I’ve loved Chilean wine for a long time now, so really my opinion hasn’t changed at all. “So why even write about this thing?” you may be asking. The short answer is “to ...
read moreCarignan, My Wayward Son 05/05/11
At long last, it’s Cinco de Mayo – the day where everyone’s a little Mexican, and it’s only proper for even the most truculent of teetotalers to throw back a shot or seven of tequila, scarf down some enchiladas, and unsuccessfully attempt to suppress the activities of the seemingly inexorable network of merciless drug cartels whom widespread coercion and murder have allowed to infiltrate every sphere of government resulting in a veritable stranglehold of corruption on his ...
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