The weather has turned warm here in the Bay Area, and we're getting treated to our annual Indian Summer. This is one of my favorite times of year, when I can wear a t-shirt with no sweater, I can sit-read more-
DALLAS – Okay, let’s deal with the bad pun first. . . . The Wines of Texas Are Upon You Photo courtesy of The Last Best West And they were—some excellent, most good, a few not up to par—during a recent weekend wine-read more-
As these economic times make clear, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Recycling and reuse have inspired a new wave of eco-chic, injecting sustainability into both the language of everyday life and the palette of the craftsperson. What material-read more-
In Part II of Paul Mabray's review of the best wine-related iPhone application (see Part I), he reveals his Top Five recommendations -- a list that includes wine apps. that yield significant value and functionality. The best advice is to not-read more-
Wine lovers of all stripes often wonder out loud about the astonishing amount of wine available in the U.S. market. Some estimates put the the number of available wine SKU's (an individual wine made available for sale) at over 65,000.-read more-
This is going to be a very exciting week. PALATE PRESS: The online wine magazine will be loaded with the sort of stories you will want to email to your friends and link at your website. Our Monday Feature is so big-read more-
Can social media affect human behavior? This was a question posed to me at the Social Media Cafe in Barcelona by Steve Lawson. Steve promotes Amplified, which is a project, co-funded by NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and-read more-
Acidity. That's a pretty caustic word. It conjures up visions of car batteries gone bad or way too much vinegar on the chips. And it's a word I avoid (like, well, battery acid) when I talk about wine simply because of the-read more-