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Posts Written OnMay 14, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuck Just Bought Cork’d. Is he the Next Rupert Murdoch?

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This just in: Gary Vaynerchuk, everyone’s favorite wine vlogging superstar, has just agreed to purchase cork’d as a part of a newly formed company (which he will head). On the surface, this might not sound like big news, but I think that the potential growth here is huge. I’ve toyed with places like Cellar Tracker and cork’d in the past, but none of these site have really impressed me as anything more than searchable mini-blogs where people can post tasting notes. Sure, that is still providing a service to users-and online tasting journal. But I have a little black notebook…

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Brooklyn Oenology Launches Website

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What, you’ve never heard of Brooklyn Oenology? Don’t feel bad. I hadn’t heard about them until fairly recently myself. But, they’ve launched a new website this week. Basically, they’ve bought some North Fork fruit and are making wine in Brooklyn. How is the wine? I have no idea, but I’m looking forward to meeting the founder/winemaker Alie at Brookyn Uncorked later this week…and of course I hope to taste their 2005 Chardonnay and 2005 Merlot. Stay tuned for more info about these guys. I’ll pass it along as I can. Oh, and just a little warning, their website blows up…

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Clotilde’s Book Comes Out Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Chocolate & Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen will hit bookshelves for the first time, and I couldn’t be happier for its author Clotilde Dusoulier. Yes that Clotilde, the fun, hungry writer behind the Chocolate & Zucchini blog. She’s actually in New York City tomorrow for a book signing that kicks off her U.S. publicity tour. Why do I bring a Parisian blogger’s book release on a New York-focused wine blog? It’s simple, I did the wine pairings for the book…without relying on my New York expertise. It was a lot of fun and Clotilde was very complimentary…

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A Belated Happy Mother’s Day

Yeah, so I’m a day late with this post, but we had a busy weekend…mostly celebrating Nena’s first Mother’s Day. Some weekend highlights include: Stopping at Roanoke Vineyards for their De Rosa launch party. De Rosa is the name of their rose wine (it’s named for the owner’s grandmother). Fresh, crisp and much much better than the 2005, we bought a few bottles to enjoy on hot days. After picking up some flowers, we also stopped at Corey Creek Vineyards for a glass of wine. Nena is really loving their 2006 Domaine CC rose, so she had that. I went…

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