Articles & Media
This more-or-less random selection of articles and media
culled from various sources offers insights and humor not
found elsewhere in these pages, or in decent society.
This more-or-less random selection of articles and media
culled from various sources offers insights and humor not
found elsewhere in these pages, or in decent society.
Articles
The International "Style?"
J.M. Garcia III instructs you on how a wine ought to make a meal "a better
version of itself" and on how many wineries are falling flat. Read on »
Grin & Claret
The site's author discovers the secret of the famed Bordeaux blend, right here
in California. Read on »
The Ideal Martini
Michael Mattis tells you, in no uncertain terms, what a real martini is and show
you how to make one yourself. Read on »
Robert Louis Stevenson's Napa Wine
A chapter out of the author's famed account of his Bohemian time in the
Napa Valley in the 1880s, The Silverado Squatters, "Napa Wine" explores
the vibrant wine culture that was already forming in California, before
prohibition nearly destroyed it all. Read on »
The Wines of Provence and the Armies of Allah
The interplay between cultures of faith and the culture of wine in midst of the
clash of civilizations. Read on »
Media
How to Oder Wine at a Business Lunch of Dinner
In this video, produced for my day job at BNET we chat with Eugenio Jardim,
sommelier at Jardiniere who teaches us some secrets about ordering wine at
a business luncheon or dinner. View it »
Opening Champagne with a Sword
Napoleon used to do it. If it's good enough for him it ought to be good enough
for you. This video shows you how. View it »
Orson Welles Paul Mason Ad Outtake
"Ahh... The French Champage!" Looks like Orson's been tippling a little of the
product in this outtake. View it »
Borat at Wine Tasting
Sasha Baron Cohen (Borat) takes the mickey out of some rube oenophiles
from Mississippi in this outtake from the film. View it »
Loire Valley Comedy Tasting
A funny vid from Franceguide on tasting wine in the Loire Valley. View it »
Sangria-making Clip from "The View"
See the ditzy broads from ABC's "The View" try to make sangria and stay sober
at the same time. View it »
The International "Style?"
J.M. Garcia III instructs you on how a wine ought to make a meal "a better
version of itself" and on how many wineries are falling flat. Read on »
Grin & Claret
The site's author discovers the secret of the famed Bordeaux blend, right here
in California. Read on »
The Ideal Martini
Michael Mattis tells you, in no uncertain terms, what a real martini is and show
you how to make one yourself. Read on »
Robert Louis Stevenson's Napa Wine
A chapter out of the author's famed account of his Bohemian time in the
Napa Valley in the 1880s, The Silverado Squatters, "Napa Wine" explores
the vibrant wine culture that was already forming in California, before
prohibition nearly destroyed it all. Read on »
The Wines of Provence and the Armies of Allah
The interplay between cultures of faith and the culture of wine in midst of the
clash of civilizations. Read on »
Media
How to Oder Wine at a Business Lunch of Dinner
In this video, produced for my day job at BNET we chat with Eugenio Jardim,
sommelier at Jardiniere who teaches us some secrets about ordering wine at
a business luncheon or dinner. View it »
Opening Champagne with a Sword
Napoleon used to do it. If it's good enough for him it ought to be good enough
for you. This video shows you how. View it »
Orson Welles Paul Mason Ad Outtake
"Ahh... The French Champage!" Looks like Orson's been tippling a little of the
product in this outtake. View it »
Borat at Wine Tasting
Sasha Baron Cohen (Borat) takes the mickey out of some rube oenophiles
from Mississippi in this outtake from the film. View it »
Loire Valley Comedy Tasting
A funny vid from Franceguide on tasting wine in the Loire Valley. View it »
Sangria-making Clip from "The View"
See the ditzy broads from ABC's "The View" try to make sangria and stay sober
at the same time. View it »
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