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There And Back Again, part three

The travel, illness, work, and holiday folderol of the past two months all added up to not being able to pay attention to life here in The Grape Belt. Let’s finish our little trip back east and then get on with the new year, with all sorts of new things to look at in the world of wine. For any sensible, […]

Calling Them Like I See Them

The Grape Belt Manifesto: I want to look at the good and the bad, what’s right and wrong with all things wine-related, and criticize and praise where necessary. Restaurants, the media, producers, other writers — everybody and everything gets examined. No free passes, no sacred cows. My chief targets are pretense and snobbery, and anything […]