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Veraison Is Here

Veraison (vay-ray-ZON), the start of berry ripening is upon us. All over Rebecca’s Vineyard Pinot grapes are starting their change from hard, green, sour acid pebbles into sweet, ripe, red bird bait.
I find this time of year the most beautiful, as long as the temps are reasonable. The fair is still going on, summer is [...]

New Wine Blog - WineAbout

The Press Democrat, the local Sonoma County rag, has begun a new wine blog called WineAbout written by Virginie Boone.
She only has one post so far, an introduction that lays out the boundaries of the blog (no cat blogging and no personal dinner stories). While I won’t get all nostalgic over the still birth [...]

Repurpose Those Broken Wine Glasses

Broke a few glasses over the holiday weekend? Not sure what to do with that sad looking Riedel glass with the stem broken off? Recycle and repurpose it on your nightstand where you can slash yourself with it and bleed yourself awake!
From product designer Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad (Via Lifehacker, via Boing Boing, via OhGizmo, via MobilWhack, [...]

How Blog Tasting Notes Should Be

Bloggers can do so much with their notes. They are less constrained by length and can offer more backstory than print media, and they can link to other sources for additional information on a wine. They can podcast or vlog their notes. Most importantly, blog authors can also direct readers immediately to a source where [...]

New Cell Phone With Built-In Breathalyzer

Those wild and crazy Koreans have gone and designed a phone to keep you from driving drunk and drunk dialing. From Cnet Gadgets Blog:
The LP4100 has a built-in breath analyzer that, when blown into by an intoxicated partier, gives a warning and displays a nifty little animation of a car swerving on a road and [...]