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Austin Wine Merchant Tasting Today

Posted on: 22 February 2012, 4:45 pm

Any one up for wine tasting at the Austin Wine Merchant from 4:30-6:30pm today?

Masi Veronese Wines (and more)

2010 Masi Masianco Pinot Grigio e Verduzzo

2008 Masi Campofiorin Veronese Rosso

2009 Masi Tupungato Passo Doble Malbec Corvina (Mendoza, Argentina)

Visit the Austin Wine Merchant: 512 West 6th Street  Austin, TX 78701

Twenty-Four Reasons Why Saveur Loves Texas

Posted on: 22 February 2012, 4:24 pm

Twenty-Four Reasons Why Saveur Loves Texas :

LOL

I'm Going To The Wine Sisterhood Gathering

Posted on: 21 February 2012, 9:03 pm

I feel special. This weekend, I’ll be a guest of Wine Sisterhood at their first annual Gathering of women in wine.  Three and a half days of wine tasting, food pairing, social media sessions and merry making with other thirsty wine loving women is the perfect working vacation before SXSW.

I’m looking forward to the Food and Wine Pairing session with Thirsty Girl and wine media personality Leslie Sbrocco. And can’t wait to meet Christine Trice from OMG I so need a glass of wine or I’m gonna sell my kids,  I don’t even have kids and have felt this way, oh so many times. LOL Healthy lifestyle personality, Sonia Hunt will be there, as will Extraordinary Mommy vBlogger Danielle Smith and my hero and friend Aliza Sherman

The agenda includes a visit to Bottega in Yountville, the Kitchen Door at the Oxbow Market in Napa, enjoying Swanson Winery for a VIP tasting and attending a blending seminar at Conn Creek Vineyards. There is even a meet & greet and dinner with some amazing female winemakers in the barrel room of the Black Stallion Winery, an olive oil tasting at Round Pond Estate and a gala dinner at Farmstead Restaurant in St. Helena.


I think you can still get in on the action HERE.  Don’t worry, if you can’t make the Gathering this year. I will be live blogging/Tweeting/Trovering/4SQing the whole thing so you can can follow right along here.

How to make Gumbo in 16 pictures noraleah: Making (and eating)...

Posted on: 21 February 2012, 8:48 pm



How to make Gumbo in 16 pictures

noraleah:

Making (and eating) gumbo and red beans and rice in 16 steps, from one-hour roux to a satisfying bowl of leftovers. (Note the bloody mary for the cook. Very important step.)

That’s what I’m talking about! winelibrary: Amateur...

Posted on: 21 February 2012, 7:49 pm



That’s what I’m talking about!

winelibrary:

Amateur Wine Bloggers made their debut at number 16 this year on Decanter’s 2011 Power List. Harnessing the power of social media, bloggers are credited with diluting the influence of the big name critics and demystifying the culture of wine for their readers. In doing so they are reshaping the way that people choose the wines they purchase and ultimately the wine industry itself.

Creole Crab & Corn Chowder just in time for Madri...

Posted on: 21 February 2012, 7:00 pm



Creole Crab & Corn Chowder just in time for Madri Gras.

I’m going to use seafood stock I’ve made from from the shrimp shells I’ve been stock piling in my freezer.

How To Keep TV Real The Anthony Bourdain Way

Posted on: 21 February 2012, 5:12 pm

How To Keep TV Real The Anthony Bourdain Way:

I’m doing it ’cause it’s fun. What happens when things become not interesting? Then it’s a job. I had a job for years, I know what it’s like to show up every day and do the same thing the same way. I don’t know how Howie Mandel gets up in the morning. I don’t ever want to be that.

Anthony Bourdain

Does anyone know why the Grackles swarm at first light?

Posted on: 21 February 2012, 4:00 pm



Does anyone know why the Grackles swarm at first light?

Forget Greece, Russian Winemakers Are Asking For A Govt Bailout

Posted on: 21 February 2012, 3:19 pm

Forget Greece, Russian Winemakers Are Asking For A Govt Bailout:

The worst winter weather in half a century has wiped out up to half this year’s wine harvest.

Taco Bell's Doritos Locos Taco

Posted on: 20 February 2012, 11:51 pm

Taco Bell's Doritos Locos Taco:

Due Mar 8th just in time for your #SXSW late night food fix

Sadat X, Dres, Wil Tell Wine Tasting- TWC

Posted on: 28 January 2012, 6:28 pm

Two Hip Hop Legends Wine Tasting. Sadat X and Dres having fun tasting various wines.

Wine Tasting and Magic With Sadat X, Wil Tell and Belinda Sinclair

Posted on: 27 January 2012, 6:36 pm

Here's a great clip from True Wine Connoisseurs with Wil Tel and Sadat X

Networking Tools to Get Your Next Great Job

Posted on: 19 January 2012, 2:00 pm

Andrea R Nierenberg gives a few tips on getting your next great job.

Mexican Wines

Posted on: 18 January 2012, 3:55 pm

When you think of Mexico the first beverages that come to mind are Beer and Tequilla. Mexico is producing wines as well. They have been producing them since the 16th Century.
James Melendez aka James the Wine Guy explains a bit more about it in this video clip.

Winter Wines

Posted on: 11 January 2012, 5:06 pm

Here's a great video by Brandon Ford talking about the great Fall And Winter Wines to try. Cheers!

Types of White Wines : Gewurztraminer White Wines

Posted on: 15 December 2011, 2:00 pm

Here's some good information on Gewurztraminer. Enjoy.

Italian Wines

Posted on: 15 December 2011, 4:53 am

Erin Sullivan from Wine Tv talks about Italian wines

Job Search Networking: Avoid Blowing it at Holiday Parties

Posted on: 8 December 2011, 2:00 pm

Here's a good clip if you are entering the holiday season and not to blow a good opportunity.

Christmas Wines

Posted on: 7 December 2011, 11:30 pm

Gary V. gives you some good ideas on some for some Christmas wines

NEW JERSEYANS MUST ACT THIS WEEK TO SAVE OUR WINERIES

Posted on: 6 December 2011, 4:57 pm

This is the week we must act to save the New Jersey Wine Grower industry. Please join with us and make certain that A-4303 is considered and passed by the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee THIS WEEK. Failure to act can result in the closure of New Jersey's Wineries early next year. Passage of A-4303 will retain and create jobs, preserve farmland, grow the agri-tourism industry and significantly increase choices of product for wine consumers in our state.

The following are members of the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee who must move on the bill. Please call or email them to express your concern that A-4303 be approved, saving New Jersey wineries.


Speaker Sheila Oliver of Essex County, Assembly Speaker
(973) 395-1166 OR aswoliver@njleg.org


Assemblyman Gordon Johnson of Bergen County
(201) 836-4924 OR asmjohnson@njleg.org


Assemblyman Paul D. Moriarty of Gloucester County
(856) 232-6700 OR asmmoriarty@njleg.org


Assemblyman Jon Bramnick of Union County
(908) 232-2073 OR asmbramnick@njleg.org


Assemblyman David Rible of Monmouth County
(732) 974-1719 OR asmrible@njleg.org


Assemblyman Nelson T. Albano of Cumberland and Cape May Counties
(609) 465-0700 OR asmalbano@njleg.org


Assemblywoman Elease Evans of Passaic County
(973) 247-1521 OR aswevans@njleg.org


Assemblywoman L. Grace Spencer of Essex County
(973) 624-5045 OR aswspencer@njleg.org


Assemblyman Whip Wilson of Camden County
(856) 547-4800 OR asmwilson@njleg.org


Assemblywoman Amy Handlin of Monmouth County
(732) 787-1170 OR aswhandlin@njleg.org

What Makes Social Games so Popular (Infographic)

Posted on: February 6, 2012

Love em or hate em, everyone is playing them…

The Social Media Sharing Habits Of Men And Women [INFOGRAPHIC]

Posted on: February 1, 2012

What is most surprising to me is the 32% that still use Myspace. Who are these people?

via All Twitter

Have You Customized Your Facebook Timeline Yet?

Posted on: January 24, 2012

Here’s how…

Diddy’s Next Act… A Cable Channel

Posted on: January 24, 2012

Have you heard that Sean “Diddy” Combs has plans to launch a new music-themed cable network called Revolt later this year on 12/12/12?

The channel is described as a music and music news network with an urban skew that will aim at African Americans.

Former MTV programming executive Andy Schuon is also involved with the project. Distribution has already been secured via Comcast and apparently through Time Warner Cable.

Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth: Star Wars

Posted on: January 24, 2012

In this clip, Campbell and Moyers discuss “Star Wars” and the human need for heroes, spiritual adventure and mythology.

The Bark Side

Posted on: January 19, 2012

The Super Bowl must be coming up… 2012 Volkswagen Game Day Commercial Teaser

Brisk Star Wars: Yoda vs. Darth Maul

Posted on: January 5, 2012

Let the Star War’s 3D marketing juggernaut begin…

More Platitudes for Jobs

Posted on: December 22, 2011

Steve Jobs will be honored with a Grammy for helping to transform the way music is distributed and consumed, CNet reports.

Funny how times have changed.

I remember an early label meeting with Apple in 2001, where many of the other label execs perched on the 28th floor of World Wide Plaza were none to pleased with iTunes fees yet, felt squeezed on the other end by Napster and other pirates. UMG did the deal and now the music business applauds Jobs.

Don’t get me wrong Jobs is an innovator. I’ll give him that. What concerns me is the complete monopoly iTunes has over sales of digital music. Apple is #1, representing more than 85% of all mp3 sales, Amazon a distant second.

A Cockoo Guilty Pleasure

Posted on: December 22, 2011

How much to I love that One Flew Over The Cockoo’s Nest is # 4 on Amazon’s Most Recommended Movies list?

THIS MUCH

 

 

 

 

Amazon’s Top ten recommended movies:
1. The Social Network
2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
3. Bridesmaids
4. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
5. X-Men: First Class
6. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
7. Crazy Stupid Love
8. You’ve Got Mail
9. Cars 2
10. The Fighter

Calling All Nerds

Posted on: December 21, 2011

If you fit one of these nerd typecasts above, then Doron Ofir Casting and 495 Productions are looking for passionate, self-identified pop culture fanatics obsessed with comics, graphic novels, sci-fi, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies and television just like YOU… and me for that matter.

The project is an experimental documentary series titled Fandom Rising that will take a deep look at the lives and relationships of people who love fantasy, fiction, comics, gaming, science and more.

The digital casting application can be found at: www.fandomcasting.com. Good luck