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Is Fetzer's Zipz glass the answer for portable wine?

From Wine Curmudgeon

As usual, the answer depends on how much the wine costs. If you have to pay some concessionaire bandit $11 at a baseball game, absolutely not. But if you can find the wine in the plastic glass for $3 at... ... Quick Read

The federal government's three-drink limit

From Wine Curmudgeon

The logic behind the proposal by the federal National Transportation Safety Board is impeccable: Cut the legal drinking limit to about three glasses of wine in 90 minutes, and fewer people will drive drunk and so fewer people will die.... ... Quick Read

Wine of the week: Little James' Basket Press NV

From Wine Curmudgeon

Here?s a challenge to the California wine business, and especially those who think the Wine Curmudgeon is too hard on it. Use your incredible resources and talent to make a wine like this ? a non-vintage red ? instead of... ... Quick Read

Winebits 281: Wine glasses, direct shipping, Italian wine

From Wine Curmudgeon

? Brushes for sale: There are three intriguing things about this post at Forbes about cleaning wine glasses. First, that Forbes would mess with it, given that it doesn?t seem like something their high-dollar readers would worry about. Don?t they... ... Quick Read

Wine studies, wine analysts, and wine foolishness

From Wine Curmudgeon

A couple of months ago, I wrote about what I thought was the dumbest thing ever written about the wine business: That chardonnay was declining in popularity because more Hispanics were drinking wine. Turns out I was the dumb one,... ... Quick Read

Expensive wine 50: Contadi Castaldi Franciacorta Brut NV

From Wine Curmudgeon

The Wine Curmudgeon has never been able to figure out Italian sparkling wine, all those Proseccos and Astis, despite Herculean efforts from people like the Italian Wine Guy. And if those wines baffle me, you can imagine what I think... ... Quick Read

Mother's Day wine 2013

From Wine Curmudgeon

Yes, you can buy Mom wine for Mother's Day. Why not? Doesn?t Mom like wine? Don?t you think she should have some? Keep the wine gift-giving guidelines in mind -- "Don't buy someone wine that you think they should like;... ... Quick Read

Winebits 280: "Value" wine, blind tasting, wine scores

From Wine Curmudgeon

? Missing the point:The Wine Curmudgeon does not like being cranky all the time. I would much rather be happy, secure in the knowledge that the wine world?s foolishness is a thing of the past. And then I run across... ... Quick Read

On the road with Bieler, Smith and Gott

From Wine Curmudgeon

The wine world has changed, and for the better. How does the Wine Curmudgeon know this? Three of the best winemakers in the U.S. -- all youngish, all talented, and all with top-notch cheap wine -- did a media extravaganza... ... Quick Read

Winecast 21: Dave Falchek, Empty Bottles blog

From Wine Curmudgeon

If wine had more writers like Dave Falchek, more people would drink wine. He wants to make wine easier for consumers and he doesn?t suffer foolish wines or their producers ? and he does this writing in Pennsylvania, which has... ... Quick Read

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