Category Results for: Wine Books

 

Book Review: The Battle for Wine and Love

Monday, September 29th, 2008

The full title of this book by Alice Feiring is The Battle for Wine and Love or How I Saved the World from Parkerization. Without the subtitle, I don’t believe this book would have sold 10 copies. Alice hasn’t saved the world from anything. In my opinion, she has a strange palate that seems to […]

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Wine Book Club, Fourth Edition: Tasting Pleasure

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Thank you for joining us for the fourth “virtual meeting” of the Wine Book Club where bloggers and wine lovers all over the world come together for book reviews and discussions every other month after reading a selected text. Our host for this edition is Farley Walker of Wine Outlook and the text she selected […]

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Book Review: Gary V’s 101 Wines

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

First off I should tell you that Gary Vaynerchuk is a great guy and a very genuine person despite his somewhat outrageous persona on Wine Library TV. I’ve had the opportunity to meet Gary on several occasions, the most recent at his book signing here in Seattle. Unlike authors at many book signings, Gary was […]

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Wine Book Club, Third Edition: To Cork or Not To Cork

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Thank you for joining us for the third “virtual meeting” of the Wine Book Club. Many thanks to Dr. Debs of Good Wine Under $20 who originally proposed the idea for the WBC where bloggers and wine lovers all over the world come together for book reviews and discussions every other month after reading a […]

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Wine Book Club, Second Edition: Noble Rot

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Today marks the second “virtual meeting” of the Wine Book Club, where bloggers and wine lovers all over the world come together for book reviews and discussions every other month after reading a selected text. Our host for this edition is Tim Elliott of Winecast and the text he selected was Noble Rot: A Bordeaux […]

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Book Signing and Washington Wine Tasting II

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Dad (John) and I ventured into Esquin Wine Merchants on Saturday looking to pick up a bottle or two of French Cabernet Franc for the upcoming Wine Blogging Wednesday. While we were there, we were able to taste some more Washington wines and have another excellent Washington wine book signed by the author. Like last […]

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Book Signing and Washington Wine Tasting

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

On Saturday, we spent part of our afternoon at Esquin Wine Merchants here in Seattle for a book signing and wine tasting. Paul Gregutt was there signing his book, Washington Wines and Wineries: The Essential Guide. This book is an excellent resource for anyone wishing to learn more about Washington wine or planning a trip […]

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Wine Book Club, First Edition: Vino Italiano

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Today is the first “virtual meeting” of the Wine Book Club. The idea was originally proposed by Dr. Debs of Good Wine Under $20 and based on the model of Wine Blogging Wednesday. The concept brings together bloggers and wine lovers all over the world for book reviews and discussions every other month after reading […]

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Great sources of Washington wine information

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Washington State is one of the up-and-coming wine regions in the world. Even though it has a relatively young wine industry, Washington already ranks as the 2nd largest wine-producing state in the United States. The number of wineries in Washington has doubled in the last five years, now at over 500. The industry is growing […]

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