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About simplemathwines

Simple Math is about having more fun in life and re-exploring the notion of wine quality. I’ve swum across oceans of wine and have come to some conclusions. When you want to make great wine, you put yourself in the mix. You get great fruit, time things right and work with talented people to get to where you’re going. And with some care and smarts, the wines can be surprisingly affordable.

Excellent Times in Tiburon, California

Posted on May 19, 2013

Well, at yesterday’s Tiburon Wine & Food Festival, wonderful times were had. Reconnected with a few peeps from the old days and, as anticipated, met several new ones. I haven’t crawled out from under my rock much of late because … Continue reading →

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The Chemistry of Wine (Discourse)

Posted on February 13, 2013

I look forward to speaking at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory next week! It’s an honor to have been invited. Hmm. What to say? What’s the theme? For crying out loud, Barack Obama has been spotted on campus. I’ll go … Continue reading →

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On Demand and Discounts and Demanding Damned Discounts

Posted on January 26, 2013

In these exciting times, small businesses everywhere need your support, from the service industry to software, agriculture to acupuncture. A few words about discounts, if I may… Discounts are a part of any free market economy. In a perfectly competitive … Continue reading →

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Ooh La La – a Reprinted Paperback to Read While Sipping ’73 Mouton

Posted on January 23, 2013

Working hard, hardly working, working smart, working the crowd…. working that 40-year old cork outta the bottle! It’s been an ongoing process, this thing called life – and the other thing called writing. I got that dang ol’ paperback redone, … Continue reading →

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Longer, Fresher and Easier on the Eyes. Ooh La La!

Posted on January 16, 2013

There’s been talk. Talk about the future, talk about the past…talk about tastings, talk about private labels, talk about export….and this (almost past) winter – talk about line spacing and cover design. So, folks, here’s a brand new re-do of … Continue reading →

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Simple Math – that Irreverent Wine Ebook Wine Country Tasting Room note:  I have a friend who manages a Napa Valley tasting room. I visited him once and was reminded of why we’re friends. I had to applaud his quiet … Continue reading →

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How to Understand the Wine Talk

Posted on August 25, 2012

Now available on Amazon, “Simple Math: Deconstructing How We Talk About Wine” may just have the solution(s) you seek for … 1)  sorting out what they’re talking about in the tasting room,  2)  making sense of what’s on the wine … Continue reading →

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A Mouthful of Wine Data

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S02pn_ZftS4

The hot air some people blow about wine.

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The eBook is Ready for Download

Posted on July 25, 2012

“Simple Math: Deconstructing How We Talk About Wine” – It’s now available for download! (Click marks the spot) Here’s a blurb: “Are you tired of being talked down to – and being encouraged to talk – about wine in such … Continue reading →

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Family First – What’s Up With The Home Peeps

Posted on June 25, 2012

It’s been a busy spring, dare I say summer already. It all blends together sometimes, doesn’t it? It seems like time to fill y’all in on some happenings right at home. Tina (my spousally-oriented compass of cha cha and smarts) … Continue reading →

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