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Category Archives: Advice
Beating the Bushes – A Practicum
A hallmark of being in the right place at the right time is the wisdom of carrying the right stick with which to scare up opportunity. If it’s a 14th Century Nordic cudgel (and you’re more softspoken than you’d like … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, Health, lifestyle, Natural law, philosophy, Practicum, sales, Simple Math, Twitter, wine, YouTube
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Making the Most of a Vintage
As we all know, a vintage is simply a year. The word “vintage” connotes more than just a number, depending on what you’re talking about. In the case of, say, an uncle, it’s deferential to refer to his vintage when … Continue reading
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Tagged Beverages, organic wine, simple math cellars, Sonoma County, wine advice
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Fuel Injection for the Wine Marketplace
I called on a retail account today and was told that there are indeed a few bottles of Simple Math “peen-yot” available. Uh-oh. Readers, are you getting the kind of help you need at your local bottle shop, or you … Continue reading
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Tagged Bay Area, chardonnay, pi, pinot, simple math cellars, tasting, wine advice, wine pouring, wine writers
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Vocation, Vocation, Vocation
In this crazy world, there’s more than enough noise for you, if that’s your cup of tea. The ability to filter is of utmost importance for a number of reasons, perhaps mainly for sanity maintenance. If you can keep your … Continue reading
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Tagged Aging of wine, Headless Horseman, iPhone, Pinot noir, Pommard, ScanTron, wine, Wine tasting descriptors
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Hello 2011, Looking Good
My friends and compatriots in the wine business report that consumer enthusiasm (and participation) have increased with the turn of a new year. It’s anyone’s guess how and why wine purchase trends fluctuate but, realistically, I perceive the following: holiday … Continue reading
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Tagged Bay Area, pi, San Francisco, Simple Math, simple math cellars, Simple Math wine, simple math wines, Sonoma County
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The Wine Scam Persists
Classic victimization. So if you reach out and ask “Who’s the shipping company and what’s their contact info?” you’ll learn that the shipping company is just setting up a new office and doesn’t have a website or phone system set up yet. Continue reading
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Tagged Business, Credit card, Google, Shipping, United States, USA, wine, Yahoo!
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Volunteer Management
At a major wine event with my wife. A volunteer walks up and asks who did the brochure. I say, “We did it.” She says, “I’ll fix it for wine.” While any volunteer that doesn’t want to be there can certainly opt to bow out next year, a volunteer also has two things: 1) entitlement to an honest opinion 2) a responsibility to respect the participant as the reason for the event. Continue reading
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Tagged Beverages, Connecticut, Food, Philanthropy, Real estate, Shopping, simple math cellars, volunteer, wine
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An Easy Math Problem
This is not a test. It’s just something for us to exercise, to keep sharp on. Q1 : How many cases of traditional one-ounce pours does it take to keep a crowd of 3,000 people happy? A1: About 10. Q2: … Continue reading
Buffaloed
There’s a lot for me to say about buffalo, and I love the word for its flexible application. You get opportunities to diddle with parts of speech at almost every turn but the magic happens when you can find a … Continue reading
