Fri, 08/13/2010 - 15:36 | Posted by: Richard
All winemakers live in a fantasy world. But, we are not as bad as surgeons. I should have reminded myself of this as I listened to Dr. Ima Gonnacutu. “This operation is a piece of cake,” he insisted. “You will be up and going in no time at all. Why you ...
Fri, 08/20/2010 - 16:37 | Posted by: Richard
For you pros out there, here is a brand new exciting drink created by Dugan from The Cantina in San Francisco: 2oz campo de encanto (pisco) 1 lime 1 egg white .5oz madeira .5 oz sugar syrup shake vigorously strain into a highball glass over ice ...
Thu, 08/26/2010 - 08:08 | Posted by: Richard
I had promised to attend two tastings on the island of Oahu. The tastings were three weeks from my shoulder surgery. I had been trying to get the Row Eleven wines into Hawaii for five years. This was the condition to accomplishing this goal. So, I couldn’t ...
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 09:10 | Posted by: Richard
It is hard pouring wines in a new state. No one knows who you are and frankly most people aren’t interested. To the distributor rep you are just a brand that is going to cost them more work. To the consumer you are new. Like a movie on a store shelf. They ...