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Fermentation (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
... expected it to become: A vessel that held the content that would redefine (or, simply, define) Tom Wark in my eyes and in the eyes of many in the wine industry. But five years of wine blogging has done more than that for me. It has introduced me to people I never would have known otherwise. It has opened doors to educational experiences. It has given me the chance to promote causes and people...
On the Wine Trail in Italy (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
... sleepers, values and out of the choices, a gem or two. I had to laugh the other day when my friend Tom Wark was lambasting the three-tier system and claiming “What truly gives consumers in any market real choice and selection is direct shipment rights by out-of-state wineries and retailers.” Dear Tom, you certainly haven’t walked a mile in my shoes. That’s plainly...
Pinotblogger: the Capozzi Winery blog (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
Ms. Farrah, I thought you should know that I just finished reading Tom Wark’s recent post on your unconscionable support of HB6644 late last year. This was a bill that, as far as I am able to discern, was almost completely anti-consumer and anti-competitive, benefitting only the Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers. That you counted the [...]
HoseMaster of Wine (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
I have a confession to make. This won't be easy for me. But it's time I do something about my addiction. No, not that one. I'm not giving up my membership in the Panty of the Month Club. Not when I've finally made it to the Bob Hope level! Thongs for the Memories. No, I have a much worse addiction. And, so, inspired by my friend Tom Wark's struggles with smoking at Fermentation, I have decided...
Smells Like Grape (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
... campaigns by special interests that oppose the idea of wine lovers buying wine online," said Tom Wark, Executive Director of the Specialty Wine Retailers Association. "We shouldn't be surprised then that today, in the 21st century, 36 states help these same well-healed special interests with protectionist laws that ban the shipment of wine into their states." Among the wines...
Washington Wine Report (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
... State , and WINO Magazine weigh in. Elsewhere Dr. Vino , The Winery Website Report , and Tom Wark's Fermentation write about it among many, many others. In the second main story, the Associated Press kicks the hornet’s nest with a story from the Geological Society of America conference about terroir. The story, which was picked up by many (many) sources, was titled “Geologists...
Dr. Vino's wine blog (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
... Environmentalists, Mobsters, and Critics Influence the Wines We Drink . Or you can check out Tom Wark’s post for a more concise background on the logjam known as the three-tier system. Further, California law on unlicensed “ third parties ” may have affected the group’s plans. I look forward to the final analysis of how exactly Amazon attempted to achieve a different structuring of interstate...
