It’s time again for another round of Weekend Wine Links. Here’s what I’ve been perusing regarding all things on the internet relating to the fermented grape.
Is this the world’s first wine-pouring hipster deer? Do you think I somewhat resemble this deer? The glasses, the sweater, the antlers. Well, maybe not that last part. Thou shalt not skip this post!
The 10 Commandments of Wine http://t.co/sbJExfGvuM
— Madeline Puckette (@WineFolly) March 16, 2015
ARTICHOKES ARE DIFFICULT TO PAIR WITH WINE BLAH BLAH BLAH. PUT IT OUT TO PASTURE, STRIKE THIS MISNOMER FROM ALL PUBLICATIONS! Luckily, Janice at Italian Wine Merchants agrees with me. Please follow her on Twitter and read the linked post with staff picks from IWM that pair with the “delicious thistle” that is the artichoke. Delicious Thistle might be a good moniker for me if I ever become an MC.
@insideiwm I want to retire that old saw about artichokes and wine. Also, “Delicious Thistle”? I like how that flows. — Jameson Fink (@jamesonfink) March 16, 2015
@jamesonfink I agree personally, hence the quote marks. It’s not that big a challenge, actually.
— Janice at IWM (@insideiwm) March 16, 2015
Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon is one super-interesting dude. He’s also particularly clever on Twitter. Grahm talks social media and ever some wine, too:
Q&A with a #wine influencer: Randall Grahm talks about #SocialMedia http://t.co/S06NPqZwjQ vía @JMiquelWine pic.twitter.com/8gja8ZZ6P3 — José S. Rodríguez (@jsidonior) March 12, 2015
You want an example of Grahm’s wit on Twitter? Here you go:
.@BonnyDoonVineyd can now ship directly to Massachusetts! Weapons of Mass. instruction? pic.twitter.com/5yI7XM5ufG
— Randall Grahm (@RandallGrahm) March 18, 2015
Volcanoes+wine=awesome. Volcanic soil, that is. Mt. Etna forever!
Volcanic wine. Wait, what?! http://t.co/d1SMRFtdLu pic.twitter.com/8e7ilzgECL — epicurious (@epicurious) March 15, 2015
What Amy said:
Wine headache? It’s not the sulfites, it’s the, ahem, alcohol. http://t.co/EyYu5jkGP0 by @LettieTeague1
— Amy Harder (@AmyAHarder) March 15, 2015
BONUS! More thoughts from the mind of Janice:
Sometimes I just like to roll the names of indigenous Italian grapes around in my mouth like velvet-covered marbles.
— Janice at IWM (@insideiwm) April 22, 2014
