Category Archives: Wine

Category Archives: Wine

Two Years of Wine – Gary V. is Right

By Howard Yermish | September 19th, 2008
It has been an interesting journey, but over the last two years I’ve gone from a total wine newbie to someone that knows the difference between viognier, sauvignon blanc, and chardonnay. Ever since my doctor recommended hinted that there might be health benefits, I’ve taken my obsessive personality and tracked and reviewed everything that I [...]
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NYT: New Hints Seen That Red Wine May Slow Aging

By Howard Yermish | June 11th, 2008
I always love to see that wine is actually good for you. This study is specifically about longevity. Of course, please drink responsibly. New Hints Seen That Red Wine May Slow Aging Red wine may be much more potent than was thought in extending human life span, a new report suggests.
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My Technology is Conspiring Against Me

By Howard Yermish | May 17th, 2008
Today was one of those days. With guests staying with us, I shut down my desktop machine, an old dual-processor G4 from 2002. It is quite noisy. When I went to power it up this morning, it didn’t. Nothing, nada, zip. Uh-oh. Usual tricks didn’t work either. Double uh-oh. So I walked away to try [...]
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The Big Idea: Gary Vaynerchuk

By Howard Yermish | May 8th, 2008
Check out this moment with Wine Library’s Gary Vaynerchuk on “The Big Idea”  at this link. ”People are always talking about what you’re doing now… To me, it’s not what you’re doing now, it’s about where you’re going.” - Gary Vaynerchuk And Donny Deutsch responds… “The difference between staying small and getting big in what [...]
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Shipping Wine

By Howard Yermish | April 10th, 2008
When I lived in California, I didn’t drink wine. Now I live in New Jersey and I love trying many wines. Thanks to some old fashioned laws leftover from prohibition, shipping wines to New Jersey is a pain. And, many other states suffer with similar problems. What does this mean? It means that I cannot [...]
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Dinner with Andy Troutman

By Howard Yermish | March 29th, 2008
Last night, our family and the friends we are staying with had the privilege of having dinner with wine maker Andy Troutman and his family. Since I’ve been a little bit obsessed with wine for the past 18 months, I seriously enjoyed the whole experience. Andy’s house is at the Winery at Wolf Creek, somewhere [...]
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Over 130 Bottles, No Repeats

By Howard Yermish | March 14th, 2008
Since my 35th birthday back in November of 2006, I have been on a quest to expand my wine tasting palate. Like everything that I do and similar to my father, I make my interests into obsessions. In my house, I’m the only one that drinks wine. The kids like to smell the wine, usually [...]
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