"Chicken Little tells you that the sky is fallin'…"

by Katie Gomez April 19, 2010

For those of you who don’t read Wine Spectator (god I hope that’s most of you) and who can’t seem to manage to stay on top of every piece of legislation that passes through Washington’s corridors all by yourself, please, for the love of all that’s wine-soaked, familiarize yourself with HR 5034. House Resolution 5034 […]

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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY – "I'm a man of means by no means…"

by Katie Gomez April 14, 2010
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"How I wish, how I wish you were here…"

by Katie Gomez April 11, 2010

For nearly as long as rosemary has been used in the kitchen for its culinary allure, it’s also been a symbol of remembrance. In fact, centuries ago, sprigs of rosemary were laid at the grave of loved ones as a token of loyalty and commemoration. It’s even mentioned in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, when the distraught Ophelia […]

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"Total abandon, ooh, walla walla…"

by Katie Gomez April 5, 2010

No sooner do I get done discussing Wines of Substance out in Washington state, a couple of weeks ago, than several other samples of Washington syrah end up in my lap. And while syrahs from that state are still touch-and-go in my book, with several of them winding up very unbalanced, my tongue was gratefully […]

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"You better run for your life if you can…"

by Katie Gomez April 1, 2010

Last year, I told you the wine world had been safe for far too long. Last year, I confessed that all the dart throwing I do on this blog couldn’t possibly make a dent in how much there is to ridicule in this wacky gastronomical industry. And last year, I warned everyone in food and […]

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"Honesty born in me, Heresy…"

by Katie Gomez March 29, 2010

Internal Dialogue 1: I want beer. Internal Dialogue 2: So go get some beer. Leave me out of this, I’m eating chips. ID1: But I want good beer. That means driving…20 minutes of it. They’ll never go for that. ID2: So sneak out. ID1: With mom and dad here, too? ID2: Fuck me! I’m never […]

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"Close your eyes and bow your head…"

by Katie Gomez March 23, 2010

I normally don’t have a beef with the Accidental Wine Company. In fact, to their credit, I think theirs is a great idea: snatch up bottles of wine that are soiled, retired, or have a discontinued label (and therefore are less valuable), whose contents remain perfect, and sell them at deep discounts. Genius. Then I […]

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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY – "Pick up the pieces…"

by Katie Gomez March 17, 2010
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"Have you been an un-American?…"

by Katie Gomez March 16, 2010

Wine is made in each of the 50 states in the US, and yet California manages to account for nearly 90% of American wine production. In fact, if California were a separate country (go ahead, I dare ya), it would be the world’s fourth-largest wine producer all by its little self, without the help of […]

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"Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends…"

by Katie Gomez March 9, 2010

We’ve played this game before, so let’s have a second go-around on “Let’s Pretend…” Imagine for one moment that you’re a huge, turd-color-themed shipping company. I won’t say which, but the initials rhyme with Brewsy Mess. Every day, your drivers make a stop in Boise and pick up dozens of packages of beer that are […]

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