The brand uses wine names like The Heavy, Smithereens and White Noise, but Urness has made some funny missteps, like Bad Medicine. “I didn’t know about Bon Jovi until I named that wine,” he says with a laugh, referring to the band’s hit 1988 song of the same name. “I had ...
Funny Wine Tasting Captions Hey, my fellow oenophiles, our collection of humorous wine tasting captions has finally arrived! For too long, your Instagram feeds have been plagued by repetitive boasting of varietal names and obscure viticultural terms that only a sommelier could love. But worry not,...
This year, the list came to a total of 34 names, and none had to dip below 93 in the scores, which is alarge number and better scores overall than last year, but again, the pool from where they are culled continues to grow, and the diamonds in the rough are getting harder and har...
CORRECTION; Due to a computer malfunction, the June 14th post “Wine Industry Battles ‘Silent But Deadly’ Gas Emissions”was not very funny. We hope to have the error corrected soon. Don Carter WineSnark.com Suspecting the facts would fall somewhere in the middle, WineSnark canvassed so...
Years have passed. The love and the journey continue, but the passion and the excitement of the senses have become more cerebral and serene. Funny how this works. With each passing year, I find that the fervor of my heart has settled into a profound appreciation, one that speaks more thro...
We were picked up at our hotel on time in the morning and greeted very personally with our names. We immediately realised that the chemistry between Louis and us was right. We were briefed on the tour while we were on our way to the first ...
But for all the hype that gets generated by these big names, it is sometimes worth actually sounding them out for their actual quality. Old wines can be funny like that and I regularly liken people's love of them (irrespective of the actual drinking enjoyment) to those who praise anything...
But in that time he has also been a wine columnist and writer, and this excellent little paperback is an amusing and very easy to read collection of anecdotes and funny stories with a vinous bent. One of those terrific little books for dipping in and out of, it nevertheless is well-...
The calamari experience was really funny and we all survived! We really liked the additional tours chosen in our packet. The drivers and tour guides made it extremely enjoyable, hassell free. We enjoyed incredible weather as well. Our trip to Capri will the most memorable... I ha...
Jack London’s 1903 storyBarleycornis often cited as the first example of the term in print, though the OED has a 1900 citation. London describes the type of drunk most likely, in his words, to appear in the ‘funny papers’; one who “falls frequently in the gutter, and who sees, ...