Archive for October, 2006

The San Francisco Chronicle’s New Wine Editor est Bon

Friday, October 27th, 2006

Jon Bonné, of MSN fame, is officially the new editor of the San Francisco Chronicle’s Wine section (announced on October 11th by Jon himself), and has jumped in head first with the front page article: North stars - Washington wines reach for the stratosphere. A nice piece, and a great first effort, but the caliber […]

Free Access to Winespectator.com Until October 31st, With No Registration!

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

To celebrate 10 years online, Wine Spectator is offering free access to it’s website until the end of the month. When signing up, they require an email address to send a link to (a smart way to get some new subscribers if you ask me). Since I’m not a fan of mailing lists, I signed […]

2004 Merry Edwards Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

Monday, October 9th, 2006

Merry Edwards has been in the wine industry for a long time. She had a run at Mount Eden Winery in 1974, received acclaim while making wine at Matanzas Creek Winery, had a rise and fall in the 80’s with the family run Merry Vintners, consulted for a while, and finally started and has stayed […]

The Consumers Mistake

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

We’ve come to rely on this system for our wine purchases. It’s only human nature that we look for approval and quality in the products that we buy, and for wine, the 100 point system meets those needs. Robert Parker devised the system that became the backbone of his highly recognized bimonthly publication, the Wine […]

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