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Are Our Standards Too Low? (Longlisted for the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards 2026)

1WineDude — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:22:46 +0000

In what can only be considered a serious blow to global wine communication standards, my book How to WIN at Wine: A Practical Playbook for Getting Maximum Enjoyment from Every Bottle — Without Spending a Fortune has been longlisted for the Laurent-Perrier Award for Best Global Wine Communicator in Long-Form Writing in the 67 Pall […]

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Caught SOMMwhere in England (Tasting Hambledon Sparklers for SOMM Journal)

1WineDude — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000

I’m happy to report that my latest contribution to SOMM Journal is now available, included in the Spring 2026 issue. The article focuses on English sparkling wine producer Hambledon Vineyard, so it has some cool-kid cred factor to it because, well, British bubbles. It also includes my reviews of their two signature NVs: Hambledon Vineyard […]

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More Big News: Now Contributing to Tasting Panel & SOMM Journal

1WineDude — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:30:00 +0000

More big news for The Dude, folks! I’m happy to report that I will be a contributor to two U.S.-based wine magazines: The Tasting Panel and The SOMM Journal (longtime 1WD readers might recall that I first penned an article for the then-recently-rebranded SOMM Journal back in… wait for it… 2014!!). You’ll start to see […]

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(Another!) New Book: Unlearning Wine (Busting Up the Wine Myths That Refuse to Die)

1WineDude — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:30:00 +0000

At this point, I think that we can call me categorically insane, because I felt compelled to write yet another goddamned book! The story unfolded something like this… I was thinking about the myth of “good” vs. “bad” wine that is the crux of the second chapter of my 2025 book How to WIN at […]

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Southern Hills (Tasting Abruzzo Diversity at Philly’s Le Virtù)

1WineDude — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Back in October (yeah, yeah, I know, I KNOW…) I was invited to attend a media lunch at Philly’s excellent Le Virtù, focusing on the diversity of wines from Italy’s Abruzzo region. So of course I said no, thanks. JK. I wasn’t about to turn down something like that so close to my own (current) […]

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Campanilismo in the Glass: Touring Central Italy for Cristaldi & Co.

1WineDude — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:30:00 +0000

A quick note to let you know that my inaugural piece for Cristaldi & Co. is now live, focusing on four producers that I visited in Central Italy (via media tour) in the Fall of 2025. It was a fantastic jaunt, with great food and even better people. And the wines were pretty wonderful, too! […]

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What We Drank for Shannon’s Birthday (2018 Piazza Del Dotto Cabernet)

1WineDude — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000

It was January. It was Shannon’s birthday. And it was cold outside. Not chilly. Not brisk. COLD. Like, f-cking polar bear cold. She wanted something big, bold, and unapologetic about both. So, I raided the sample pool, and obliged! And that’s it. That’s the whole story. Well, apart from what we drank, I mean… 2018 […]

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Rectified (Quinta da Fonte Souto Recent Releases)

1WineDude — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Over the years since my last visit to Portugal’s Alentejo region in 2019, I’ve sparingly mentioned on these virtual pages the wines of Quinta da Fonte Souto, Symington’s first property outside of the Douro (acquired in 2017), a site that drew them in due to its high (by Alto Alentejo standards) elevation of 500 meters […]

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Hopes and Dreams for 2026 (Ringing in the New Wine Year at The Sipping Point Podcast)

1WineDude — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:19:35 +0000

I am having a difficult time believing this as I type it, but it has been OVER A FREAKIN’ DECADE since I was last a guest on Laurie Forster’s entertaining The Sipping Point podcast. HOLY. CRAP! I had the good fortune recently to have Laurie invite me back on her show, where we once again […]

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BIG NEWS: Joe Joins Cristaldi & Co. (and Here’s Your DISCOUNT CODE!)

1WineDude — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000

BIG NEWS, folks! As some of you have seen already, we’ve officially announced that I am on the editorial staff at Cristaldi & Co., joining my longtime bruthah-from-anothah-muthah Jonathan Cristaldi as a contributor and wine reviewer on his new genre-disrupting platform. I am very excited to officially pair up with JC, with whom I have […]

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