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Bonny Doon Sells Off Cardinal Zin & Big House Red

St. Zini has all the details and some great commentary over at his blog.
It seems Randall Grahm can truly be called eccentric now, he’s always been a bit loony and now he’s also quite rich. Perhaps, as St. Zini proposes, now he will be able to concentrate on making some interesting lower production wines that [...]

Pinot Noir Celebration at Anne Amie

Craig Camp’s Anne Amie Vineyards is hosting what looks to be an outstanding Pinot Noir dinner up in Oregon on July 27th. From the site:
What is great wine without great food? A fabulous dinner will be assured as our guest chefs for the evening are Caprial and John Pence, owners of the renowned Caprial’s Bistro [...]

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 [...]

RadCru Launches July 10th

I got note a couple days ago from RadCru co-founder Jeff Playter letting me know that his new wine-a-day site will be launching on July 10. RadCru is teaming up with Inertia Clients (one of which might be me if all goes well) and offering one wine a day, 5 times a week, for a [...]