It's over. At the beginning of it all I wondered if blogging for someone else is still blogging. I'm not sure it is. It is more essay. Which is fine because I love the form.
My editor, Mervyn Rothstein had a light touch and mostly preserved my style and my quirks, and this was more consideratiion than I expected and I appreciated it.
So, now that I'm not preoccupied with Sagrantino, I can come back home to this space that I have neglected. If anyone has any comments, it would be great if you left them on the Times site. And if that's too much bother, here will do fine as well.
If making wine is like childbirth and rearing, pressing off the wine, placing it in barrels, is like cutting the cord
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12/01/2008
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I'm hunting the Leon Trotskys, the Philip Roths, the Chaucers and the Edith Whartons of the wine world. I want them natural and most of all, I want them to speak the truth even if we argue. With this messiah thing going on, I'm trying to swell the ranks of those who crave the differences in each vintage, celebrate nuance and desire wines that make them think, laugh, and feel. Welcome.
And, if you'd like a signed copy of either THE BATTLE FOR WINE AND LOVE OR HOW I SAVED THE WORLD FROM PARKERIZATION or NAKED WINE, feel free to contact me directly.
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Isabelle's wine blog; the first MW to champion natural
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Good stuff from the west from Ken
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Great stuff about Rioja from Tom Perry
Dr. Vino's site
Brooklyn Guy's Food and Wine Blog
Henry's Take on Booze
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Levi's Brain
Kermit!
Melissa Clark's blog and feedbag
Not a blog, more of a site, but Pierre's has a great overview of vin nature
Walter Speller's take on (mostly) Italy
Olif's
Hardy's!
Bruno's insider food buzz for Fes
a lovely assortment of simpatico wine &food
Joseph D in Krakow
Sylvie & Friends
the great Berthomeau, one of the top French blogs
Chambers Street Wines has some great articles, too
Wine Fairy
Truly swell caviste in the 14th, Les Papilles
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