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...
Before we talk about wines I would like to mention that none of the wine names you will see below are random. All the names have connections to the classical music pieces under the same name, and every choice of the name has an explanation as to why the particular piece was selected to...
September 17, 2024 By Mike Veseth in wine, wine history Leave a comment SOMM Cup of Salvation is a new release from the talented team at SOMM Films who have already given us SOMM, SOMM: Into the Bottle, and SOMM III. Their wine-film catalog now also includes a streaming channel called...
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 ...
A funny thing happened. Upon meeting in the lobby of the hotel on our first day in Athens awaiting to be met, two smiling women walked in and our eyes met.” Hey, I know you! ”….” Hey, we know you”! They were two women who we met on our first trip to Portugal. Sue and...
I wanted to try a new wine the other night, which produced a bit of a funny story at the liquor store. I’m what you call a bit of a regular, so when I ran into one of the regular staff, she said, “Are you having trouble finding something?” I said, ‘I’m wanting to...
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, ...
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...
Where we as individuals draw the line between what is funny and what is not, is simply a matter of degree. Humor does not divide us; it is what connects us in our shared humanity. In fact, nine out of ten orthopedists agree that it is the funny bone that separates us from the ...
Louis, our guide was also amazing, so accommodating, funny and a wealth of interesting information about everything wine. We are novices when it comes to wine and he made us feel so, so comfortable. I will definitely recommend them to friends and ...