You know what I do when I’m not writing about wine? I’m READING about wine. All over the internet! Yes! I’m pretty one-dimensional, sad to say. But that dimension is full of all kinds of colors, sounds, liquids, solids, and other cool stuff. So, to paraphrase (lift) what Bill Murray said in Caddyshack, I got that going for me. Which is nice.
WINE LINKS: WHAT I’VE BEEN READING THIS WEEK
Aaron Epstein’s a good dude. I was sorry to miss him when I was in San Diego, but I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with him on the phone. His wine club, Le Metro, is very cool as far as the wines and the creative organizing principles behind each offered collection. Here’s a video interview:
Aaron Epstein @TheWinedad founder of @LeMetroWine discusses the emerging wine scene in San Diego https://t.co/wAvoIHkzsw
— Grapecollective (@Grapecollective) March 11, 2015
You ever think you’d see a wine list organized by…dirt?
The owners of @verachicago tell us about the quixotic way they organize their wine list. http://t.co/xUnmNo0DOF — Chicago Reader (@Chicago_Reader) March 12, 2015
All the cool kids are drinking Sherry. I’m reading a book about Sherry. What does that make me?
The wine all the cool kids are drinking: http://t.co/LeqVD2igqF pic.twitter.com/WWm8HAFCiT
— POPSUGAR Food (@POPSUGARFood) March 6, 2015
Will the last sommelier in San Francisco please turn the lights out? Wait. Hold on there, says Alder Yarrow.
My response to @jbonne’s piece on SF somm “brain drain.” In short, the rumors of death have been greatly exaggerated: http://t.co/zjjNuRCaNq — Alder Yarrow (@vinography) March 11, 2015
The article headline, “How To Find Prosecco That Isn’t Terrible”, has a lot more sizzle than this demure tweet:
Prosecco worth drinking http://t.co/G2CENIdaKt pic.twitter.com/62eeKYfWN2
— Bloomberg Business (@business) February 28, 2015
NON-WINE LINK: Andrew Scrivani is a friend and a very talented photographer. If you want to watch a video about capturing food porn, this is a must:
Thanks to @nytimes Lens blog for the terrific profile today http://t.co/KOttFckxON — Andrew Scrivani (@AndrewScrivani) March 12, 2015
This blog post was composed while drinking a can of Budweiser on a train to Portland from Seattle.
