en-us http://www.intensedebate.com/users/5036 Comments by 1WineDude http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/15/me-you-and-wines-com-too/#IDComment293395434 Thanks, Julie - getting there... more things to come (a LOT more, actually :). Cheers! Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:50:15 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/15/me-you-and-wines-com-too/#IDComment293395434 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/15/me-you-and-wines-com-too/#IDComment293395234 Thanks, Alex!! Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:49:54 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/15/me-you-and-wines-com-too/#IDComment293395234 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/15/me-you-and-wines-com-too/#IDComment293244954 Sorry, @Sedimentblog - meant \"interesting\" in the American (\"gee, that's something that sparks my interest\") and British (\"well... that's something that I dislike but will call interesting so as not to offend this person too much\") meanings :). Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:05:03 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/15/me-you-and-wines-com-too/#IDComment293244954 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/15/me-you-and-wines-com-too/#IDComment293215744 Thanks, Kris - appreciate the vote of confidence. I have another in the kitty for them on red wine headaches. I find tasting on camera to be not-so-compelling, so the idea is to do more interesting, thought-provoking stuff and riff on current wine world themes. Not that tasting cannot be done well on video, but it\\\'s just not *me*. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:16:26 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/15/me-you-and-wines-com-too/#IDComment293215744 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/08/introducing-playboy-coms-new-wine-columnist/#IDComment292757582 Geoff - good one. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:09:02 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/08/introducing-playboy-coms-new-wine-columnist/#IDComment292757582 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/14/1winedude-com-tv-episode-44-brix-howz-putting-wine-chocolate-pairing-to-the-taste-test/#IDComment292720750 Thanks, @brixchocolate - I want to reiterate the encouragement to try your product. It is very, VERY good chocolate and I can speak from experience here having worked for one of the biggest chocolate confections manufacturers on the entire planet! I would simply add that people are more likely to enjoy it with a sweeter red wine than with a dry one, but that should NOT discourage them from giving it a try themselves. Cheers! Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:10:16 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/14/1winedude-com-tv-episode-44-brix-howz-putting-wine-chocolate-pairing-to-the-taste-test/#IDComment292720750 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/14/1winedude-com-tv-episode-44-brix-howz-putting-wine-chocolate-pairing-to-the-taste-test/#IDComment292719341 Thanks, Stephanie - Freely admitted that I didn\\\'t have high hopes for the match, but that is from a lot of experience of having BAD matches of dry red wine with chocolate. And I cannot emphasize this enough - the point is NOT that wine and chocolate don\\\'t go together; it\\\'s that dry red wine and chocolate VERY OFTEN do not go well together. Port an Recioto mentioned in the vid ARE good wine matches with chocolate. I would only put a damper on someone feeling as though they *have* to pair dry reds with chocolate; otherwise, they ought to be thrilled to receive them both for V-Day (just enjoy them separately! :). Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:08:10 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/14/1winedude-com-tv-episode-44-brix-howz-putting-wine-chocolate-pairing-to-the-taste-test/#IDComment292719341 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/14/1winedude-com-tv-episode-44-brix-howz-putting-wine-chocolate-pairing-to-the-taste-test/#IDComment292587537 Julie - thanks; I like the way that you think. ;-) Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:31:03 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/14/1winedude-com-tv-episode-44-brix-howz-putting-wine-chocolate-pairing-to-the-taste-test/#IDComment292587537 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/14/1winedude-com-tv-episode-44-brix-howz-putting-wine-chocolate-pairing-to-the-taste-test/#IDComment292522009 Finally! Someone acknowledges my terrible humor!!! ;-) Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:53:03 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/14/1winedude-com-tv-episode-44-brix-howz-putting-wine-chocolate-pairing-to-the-taste-test/#IDComment292522009 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/13/monday-mini-wine-reviews-round-up-for-february-13-2012/#IDComment292430746 Thanks, Sunshine. As I said in the video, I\\\'ve found Recioto and Ports to ROCK IT with chocolate. I just haven\\\'t found dry red wine to rock it with chocolate. I want to note that I am NOT saying people shouldn\\\'t try Brix - they should, the chocolate is really good and the concept of sharing it like a cheese platter is fantastic and Brix is ideally suited for that. I would just skip their recommended dry red pairings and go with the Port instead to pair with it. Cheers! Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:30:08 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/13/monday-mini-wine-reviews-round-up-for-february-13-2012/#IDComment292430746 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/13/monday-mini-wine-reviews-round-up-for-february-13-2012/#IDComment291853553 jamesonfink - yep: generally very good, not quite the 2005s; and in many, many cases insanely priced! :) Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:58:03 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/13/monday-mini-wine-reviews-round-up-for-february-13-2012/#IDComment291853553 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/13/monday-mini-wine-reviews-round-up-for-february-13-2012/#IDComment291720652 Thanks Joel - the bus will post here on the blog tomorrow. Cheers! Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:51:03 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/13/monday-mini-wine-reviews-round-up-for-february-13-2012/#IDComment291720652 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/13/monday-mini-wine-reviews-round-up-for-february-13-2012/#IDComment291402527 Here's one I used on a very nice French guy working for a high-end producer in Chile when he asked me if I knew the word terroir: I said of course it's French for Brett! ;-) Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:46:03 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/13/monday-mini-wine-reviews-round-up-for-february-13-2012/#IDComment291402527 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/13/monday-mini-wine-reviews-round-up-for-february-13-2012/#IDComment291393535 winethropology - I think it's \"Bordeaux\" ;-). Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:33:04 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/13/monday-mini-wine-reviews-round-up-for-february-13-2012/#IDComment291393535 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/10/weekly-wine-quiz-a-cepage-by-any-other-name/#IDComment291283364 Hampers - correct, but late ;-). Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:52:03 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/10/weekly-wine-quiz-a-cepage-by-any-other-name/#IDComment291283364 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/08/introducing-playboy-coms-new-wine-columnist/#IDComment290474986 Thanks, RWD! Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:40:04 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/08/introducing-playboy-coms-new-wine-columnist/#IDComment290474986 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/09/2009-bordeaux-to-wine-world-surprise-were-overpriced-thoughts-from-the-union-des-grand-crus-nyc-tasting/#IDComment289973228 Vinogirl - awesome habit, assuming you can bankroll it! :) Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:27:03 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/09/2009-bordeaux-to-wine-world-surprise-were-overpriced-thoughts-from-the-union-des-grand-crus-nyc-tasting/#IDComment289973228 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/08/introducing-playboy-coms-new-wine-columnist/#IDComment289805229 A family member sent this to me - had to share it! :) Your wine runs cold your blog's been sold your wine bottle's a centerfold To the tune of the J. Geils Band's song from Freeze Frame, of course ;-). Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:46:34 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/08/introducing-playboy-coms-new-wine-columnist/#IDComment289805229 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/08/introducing-playboy-coms-new-wine-columnist/#IDComment289771832 Ha! Thanks John - looks like you \\\"won,\\\" by the way, being the 100th comment! Free ebook coming our way! Cheers! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:55:12 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/08/introducing-playboy-coms-new-wine-columnist/#IDComment289771832 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/08/introducing-playboy-coms-new-wine-columnist/#IDComment289771410 @NapaValleyChick - Ha! Thanks :). Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:54:37 +0000 http://www.1winedude.com/index.php/2012/02/08/introducing-playboy-coms-new-wine-columnist/#IDComment289771410