Staying Out of the Friend Zone at Rhone Rangers San Francisco 2013
I’ve often said that selling wine is a lot like speed dating. Wine drinkers have to be choosey because the number of wines they can drink in a lifetime is finite and carries a high cost in doing so, whereas wine producers can make an almost infinite amount of wine at a relatively low cost per unit. This scenario follows what scientists call the Bateman Principle. In the crazy world of wine this all boils Read more
Start a Rebellion With Pink Panda Champagne and Naked Rebel Wines
If Maynard James Keenan and Johnny Knoxville had a love child it would surely resemble Chip Forsythe. With his signature moustache and flowing mullet Chip has returned after a brief stint of sexual healing high atop a mountain in Napa Valley. Too fast to live and too young to die wine’s original bad boy has emerged with a pair of legit offspring of his own and has enlisted Read more
2012 Rhone Rangers San Francisco Notebook
Without a doubt I love California wines made from Rhone varietals because there is only so much cab, zin or chard that one can drink before the palate starts to crave a little diversity. I also tend to cheer for the underdog and love it when people choose a syrah or grenache Read more
Persuasion ‘08 North Coast Red
Now that the Giants are the reigning world champs it seems that watching a game at AT&T Park has lost some of it’s magic. One could argue that the weight of a championship brings with it the expectation to win in spite of the actual satisfaction of winning. Maybe it’s just me, but I kind of liked it when the Giants were fighting for their life in the playoffs with nothing to lose. Overcoming adversity is inspiring to say the least and that’s why humans across the globe embrace classic underdog stories. Take for example the movie “Rudy”. Read more
