Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog
A wine insider's view of that place where culture, politics, wine and I mingle.
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7 hours 22 min agoNovember 20, 2008
19:10
Wine Samples...Not For Me, But...
This is a post that I think I've written for at least the 3rd year in a row. I write it annually because it's important and becoming even more important as wine blogs take on more relevance to the industry.Main...
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November 19, 2008
17:48
Just Get To The Point
It's a fact of politics that when an issue is first raised and first discussed, proponents and opponents will make every argument they can think of in their favor. But as the process moves forward and the issue is discussed...
Categories: Wine & Beverage News, Wine Blogs in English
November 18, 2008
16:10
Seven Notes on Chicago, Wine and Winter Coats
A few notes from my current sojourn in Chicago... Note #1: Illinois Wine Consumers RockIllinoisans tend, in general, to appreciate, be connected to and understand politics better than other city dwellers. This was most certainly brought home to me as...
Categories: Wine & Beverage News, Wine Blogs in English
November 17, 2008
15:48
Embracing My Inner-Merlin
I've realized over the years that I would not be a very good practicing Christian. Nor for that matter would I be a sterling example of a practicing Druid, Muslim, Pagan, Buddhist or any other ISM or IST. My problem...
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November 14, 2008
03:10
Lawmakers Roger Wine Consumers and Retailers in Michigan
There is Shamelessness and then there i Shamefulness. While the Michigan wine wholesalers and Michigan Representatives Barbara Farrah and Chris Ward certainly possess the former, its the latter that they put on display today when they all worked together to...
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November 11, 2008
18:29
Life v. Lifestyle
I've been at serious risk for quite some time of being accused with good reason of being an Alice Feiring stalker But I'll risk the additional chance of solidifying that perception in the minds of many by pointing you all...
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17:41
The Single Drink
When was the last time you heard of someone thinking deeply over what brand of spirits to open for company or a significant other? Does anyone really ever take time to think about what would be the perfect beer for...
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08:28
Faith and Dirt
The issue and idea of faith has always confounded me.I envy those people who walk with faith like it's a natural appendage that is so fully a part of them they don't even notice it. I notice it though. It's...
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November 8, 2008
00:27
Required Reading for the Wine Industry
For anyone who concerns themselves with the future of wine in America or the future of the American wine industry; for anyone who involves themselves in the sales and marketing of American wines; for anyone who produces wine in America...
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November 7, 2008
18:20
The Dirt on Terroir
In the San Francisco Chronicle today I was reading about the trio of gentleman who have started "Terroir", a wine bar and wine shop in a warehouse on Folsom Street in San Francisco. "Terroir" is focused on "Natural wines" that...
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November 6, 2008
18:07
Prizes for Wine Bloggers? Why Not?
The American Wine Blog Awards will be moving into their 3rd year very soon and I'm excited about them. There are so many outstanding bloggers and wine blogs out there. The hope for these Awards is that they continue to...
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November 5, 2008
19:29
Cynicism Wins In Oklahoma Wine Question
Oklahomans passed a Constitutional amendment yesterday that should have the opponents of free trade (read: wine distributors) jumping for joy! The new law allows wineries inside and outside Oklahoma to sell directly to Oklahoma restaurants and retailers without having to...
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November 3, 2008
17:27
Writing the Book on American Pinot Noir
It's not unreasonable to ask if John Haeger is finally tired of Pinot Noir. In the course of just four years he has produced not just the most current volume on Pinot Noir in North America ("North American PinotNoir)", but...
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October 31, 2008
19:29
The Vendetta Against Wine Drinkers in Michigan
What would possess the state of Michigan, it's Attorney General and the Michigan Liquor Control Commission to embark on a vendetta against Michigan consumes? This is is exactly what they've done.Apparently the Michigan Attorney General has decided to appeal a...
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17:04
Hey, Let's Kill The French Wine Industry!!
If I got together some co-conspirators, huddled in a dark place with candles aglow and hatched a diabolical plan to destroy the French wine industry, one of the things at the top of my LIST OF DIABOLICAL THINGS TO DESTROY...
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October 30, 2008
17:03
Rodin, Pollock and Harlan: A Question of Value
Lest anyone ever forget that wine is art, just send them over to Vinfolio and their newly introduced "Wine Price File" service. No, I'm not reiterating that wine is a product that derives from the same creative impulses that drove...
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October 29, 2008
19:00
A Different Kind of High School Experience
I've sympathized with the French wine community over a variety of issues as well as mocked them over others. I think their various laws on how wine can be produced are archaic enough to hold back creativity as well as...
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16:26
National Lampoon Goes To English Wine Country
This story out of England plays like a bad National Lampoon movie, but it is instructive too, as well as funny.First and foremost, who wants to go to college at Cambridge. Apparently for years it was the policy of the...
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October 28, 2008
16:31
A Wine Blogger's Guide to Wine
This has been a good year for Tyler Colman, the first Wine Blogger to go mainstream. Earlier in the year he saw published, and has since gained a great deal of publicity for, "Wine Politics"—— a book about its title...
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October 26, 2008
17:43
The Battle For Wine and How I Learned to Love Alice Feiring
Alice Feirng is an anti-establishmentarian that believes beauty is extracted from order. This puts her at odds with American wine and probably modernity too. And yet this strange and compelling perspective also gave her open entry directly into the hearts...
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