Tag Archives: Drink

Christopher Hitchens Attacks Wine Waiter Rudeness

Christopher Hitchens, (quite a ringer for Andrew Lloyd Webber, isn’t he?) who has famously railed at religion in his recent book “God is Not Great,” has now sharpened his claws to move in on an equally formidable foe – the wine waiter. You know the type – the one who pushes the spoofed Brunellos going [...]

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Review of Alice Feiring’s “The Battle for Wine and Love”

The Battle for Wine and Love: or How I Saved the World from Parkerization I read and re-read this book a couple of times, trying to pierce to the heart of what her underlying focus was. What made her so angry about today’s wines? What was she rebelling against? And what, importantly, was she aspiring [...]

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You Had Me at Hello

Just received a great email from Burgundy Wine Company, powered by the phenomenal WineAccess.com shopping engine, about which I’ll write more later. I had to share this insightfully-written note from owner Geri Tashjian…

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