As promised, today is the day of the big announcement of where we are going to be moving. It's been a crazy process, but ultimately simple economics lead us to our decision. We are going to be going where we have found the best job possibilities and where we will be able to make the smoothest transition.  My friend Josh [...]

Hi, I'm Kent Brockman, and we have just received a special announcement. According to our sources, Ben Simons of the blog Vinotology will be holding a special press conference at "high noon" ET on September 29th, Wine Wednesday, to announce the destination of his upcoming move. There are many locations thought to be in the mix to land this wine blogging [...]

The Good The good this week is a new series of reviews on restaurant wine selections from Josh Wade on his Drink Nectar website. I think this is an idea whose time has come. I would like to see others do some similar reviews on their blogs, as I think this is really valuable information for consumers. Josh really covers [...]

One day fades into another, as I claw my way across my living room. The smell of dust bunnies and cardboard hangs heavy in the air. My weapon of choice these days is a tape gun, although I occasionally wield a utility knife as well. The chilling realization hits me that we own entirely too many books, but unfortunately the [...]

Finally, I have returned to this series. Many apologies for letting The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly wither on the vine, so to speak, over the last couple of weeks. Hopefully my absolutely crazy schedule has settled in for a bit, and I’ll be able to keep things running on schedule. The Good My natural wine lovin’ buddy Hardy [...]

Yesterday I posted some updates and pictures from my recent trip to California. As my wife told me immediately preceding my departure for California wine country, this trip was not a vacation. I did have a great time, but my activity was dictated by the fact that I was on the West Coast looking for gainful employment. The book is [...]

I'm sure most of you have started wondering if I have fallen off the edge of the world after my prolonged absence and total radio silence since I returned from my trip to Napa and Sonoma. Well, I am here to report that I did not, in fact, fall off the edge of the world. I will fill in some [...]