Recent Posts in Misc.
The New York Sun Story
May 7, 2008
Peter Hellman wrote a wonderful (if I say so myself) review/profile in today's Sun. You can read it HERE....
What Happened at the Portland Indie: Part One
May 6, 2008
I found my narrow seat on the plane, and I spent five hours between the knit of My Life...
A May Day Dance
May 1, 2008
I'm not up at dawn dancing today with my fellow Morris dancers, but packing to head to Oregon and the...
Japan and Natural Wine
April 18, 2008
Or say that the end precedes the beginning, And the end and the beginning were always there Before the beginning...
Finding Comfort in Cava and Philip Roth
April 12, 2008
Mr. Roth in his Letting Go era. In February, on the outskirts of Barcelona, as I foraged into the...
The Events Start
April 8, 2008
They're starting to roll in and hopefully soon we'll have a nice little dedicated space for them but as of...
Nicolas Joly on Copper
April 1, 2008
Ah, copper. That old bugaboo of the biodynamic world. Take a look at the fiery comments on the previous entry...
The Dashe Connection
March 24, 2008
So, Mike Dashe, known for his zinfandel (his riesling is pretty damned good) catches my expression, which I imagine...
California Style and Corison's No Show Girls
March 20, 2008
Still on the California mission, my next stop was the Skurnik tasting. I plucked a wineglass and took a...
Tasting California: The Teaser
March 20, 2008
In the near future I'm going to be placed over the barbie coals. As my feet catch fire the gate...
Entering the World and Love Nose First
March 19, 2008
Could you share some stories of how a friendship or a relationship broke up or never got started because...
My Life With/Out TV ...and TB (Tre Bicchieri, that is)
March 4, 2008
When these tastings were at the Puck Building it was all so easy. But feeling obligated, I shlepped uptown on...
My First Review: Wine & Spirits Magazine
March 2, 2008
I didn't think it was going to be this hard to read reviews. I know there are going to be...
Coverage of My Coverage: the Climate Change Conference
February 29, 2008
Manuel Camblor, a man of excellent taste (obviously) has cited my coverage of the Climate Change conferece. Manuel's (found at...
Matt Kramer on Austerity
February 28, 2008
Have a similar palate and I'll love you? Yeah, I'm easy. I felt like a big sore little toe...
The Elusive Californian Terroir
February 26, 2008
I hooked up with my friend Pascaline who is here from France. On a breezy visit she said to...
Added Tannin Gives Red Wine a Bad Name?
February 23, 2008
This is just my little theory that I have utterly no basis for. It is in the same category as...
Niche Blogs from Food & Wine Magazine
February 20, 2008
I was doing my weekly self-Google and found that Lawrence Marcus, who I don't know but has very fine taste...
Climate Change Conference: what stood out?
February 19, 2008
The “Climate Change in Spain,” was a rather emotional panel. Amongst the six scientists was a guy Santiago Minguez, who...
Global Warming & Wine Conference: M. Rolland guided tasting
February 18, 2008
The tasting panel at the conference. From left to right, Jacques Lurton, Michel Rolland and the conference's leader, Pancho...
The Winners in Global Warming
February 16, 2008
Bruo Prats was up after the coffee break. In case you don't know him, he is the former owner of...
Live Blogging from Climate Change and Wine Conference
February 16, 2008
Barcelona, Spain I'm sitting in a large dining room in the Barbarellesque Hotel Hesperia, the site of the 2nd Climate...
Where Am I Not Today...
February 10, 2008
It is with great sadness that I report that I though I am headed to JFK, I am not on...
Where Am I Not Today...
February 10, 2008
It is with great sadness that I report that I though I am headed to JFK, I am not on...
Filippo Antonelli. The Sagrantino Voice of Reason
February 8, 2008
I admit a fascination with Sagrantino di Montefalco from my first sip of a 1996 Antonelli, which I had...
Filippo Antonelli. The Sagrantino Voice of Reason
February 8, 2008
I admit a fascination with Sagrantino di Montefalco from my first sip of a 1996 Antonelli, which I had...
Newman's Own....Mistake
February 7, 2008
You may have heard that Newman as in Paul now has a vanilla and chocolate wine on the market. I...
What Do Wine Drinker's Want? (Does California Gets the Message?)
February 1, 2008
It's unbelievable how they got away with it, but annual Unified Wine and Grape Symposium in Sacramento, California went on...
The Butler Drank It!
January 31, 2008
I’m deep into wine cellars these days, thanks to a new project in collaboration with multi-talented Samantha Nestor and brilliant...
Feiring is pronounced Fire-ing (as in squad)
January 19, 2008
For years I never corrected the mispronounciation of my name. It never made a difference until I had to accept...
New Cover!
January 17, 2008
It's official. This might be the one.....there may be some tweaking but here we go. Download file...
Dr. Parzen Clears Up The Guilio Mascarello Story
January 16, 2008
The esteemed Jeremy Parzen came to the research rescue and just wrote in to clear up the confusion (see the...
Old Barolo and the Fish of Economy: A Rant
January 16, 2008
I was reading about illegal fish in the New York Times. And it struck me how the world is about...
Health Warning: Consuming Alice's Blog Could Endanger Your Health (and not mental)
January 11, 2008
This is so American, how could it be French? check THIS out. Wine articles in France could be interpreted as...
Health Warning: Consuming Alice's Blog Could Endanger Your Health (and not mental)
January 11, 2008
This is so American, how could it be French? check THIS out. Wine articles in France could be interpreted as...
A New Alice and a Touch of Ethel
January 10, 2008
Having a blog is dangerous. Sometimes I think I am talking to myself but other people read it and they...
The New Provence
January 8, 2008
Teensie things that make me happy. Tonight, at Provence on MacDougal Street. The food is so good of late. The...
Paris: Second Night. Racines
December 16, 2007
Wild man Pierre Jancou's (above) new place, Racines, is in Passage des Panaoramas in the 2nd. Get off at...
Bloggerview With Me
December 15, 2007
I was really flattered when Tom Wark asked me to do give an interview, a BLOGGERVIEW, for his gutsy blog...
France: Part One
December 12, 2007
There was supposed to be a transit strike (again) in Paris and I am sweating it out. Will I get...
How Natural is Natural: the Debate
November 28, 2007
The irrepressible Clark Smith has a l-o-n-g editorial up on Appellation America. Do check it out. A good chunk of...
I Give In To Temptation
November 21, 2007
I just barked out loud as I sat at my computer (trying to get back to work) and read this...
No Wine At Alice's Restaurant This TDay
November 21, 2007
This Thanksgiving, my mother played the guilt card and if I didn’t drive her to my cousins she would...
What Does the Top Wine of the Year Mean?
November 18, 2007
I ground the coffee, boiled the water and poured into the French Press. I slipped a polar fleece vest over...
Long Island Explained
November 15, 2007
Long Island is a little pissed with me today. Who can blame them? I actually didn’t think anyone would see...
The Parkerbeeste and Nossiter
November 1, 2007
A relative of the Parkerbeeste Like many other wine folk I’ve been amused by the going ons over at...
The Parkerbeeste and Nossiter
November 1, 2007
A relative of the Parkerbeeste Like many other wine folk I’ve been amused by the going ons over at...
Jonathan Nossiter's New Book (Interruptus)
October 31, 2007
Jonathan Nossiter's new book was released in France today. (Taste and Power or as French Amazon has it listed...
Gossip in Champagne
October 9, 2007
I was surprised at how eager the folks in Champagne were to talk behind other people's back. I find the...
A Call From Ethel Regarding The Author Shalom Auslander
October 7, 2007
My mother called me with news. "We’re related to Shalom Auslander!" I love Auslander's work, particularly his memoir stuff. I'm...