Andy Abramson

This week I've stayed in three Accor brand hotels, a Mercure and two Ibis Styles. Granted they are not my usual type of accommodations, but when it comes to traveling along the wine route for Decouvertes du Rhone, they are conveniently located and value priced. What they don't have though is functioning Wi-Fi and never … Read more

After many months of planning, the event of all events for the Grenache Association is tonight in Avignon. All the Grenachistas will be out in force so if you're in the neighborhood come join up for the fun. Maison Nani at 29 rue Théodore Aubanel, 84000 Avignon, France  

On my first day of deep diving educational training, after a delightful lunch in Beaumes de Venise I ventured up to the hillside town of Suzette to try wines from three producers. Of the three, Charles Redortier, Domaine Saint Amant and La Ferme Saint-Martin, the latter two were standouts, while Redortier showed me some wines that are … Read more

It's not often I taste wines and feel stopped dead in my tracks. I remember when I met Sylvain Fadat and had that feeling. The same with David Corey and the first taste of pal Cris Cherry's wines back in 2003. It's the feeling that that there's more here than you can see or taste. … Read more

Last night dinner I went through three Rasteau different wines, two from Domaine la Soumade and one from Les Halos de Jupiter, Philippe Cambie's own label.   The 2009 Les Halos de Jupiter was a fantastic red wine which likely could be enjoyed for many years to come. But why wait when friends who enjoy wine … Read more

Wrestlemania is less than a week away in Orlando, and you would think that in the battle for enterprise communications market share that at Enterprise Connect there would be more rumbling. But the news isn't from the challengers as much as it is from the established heavyweights…..HMMM. YAWN…That's why what was done at TadHack Mini … Read more

You have to love the conference industry. When one media company puts on a conference, the coverage from competitive companies is almost non-existent, despite the size of the advance press list.  So be it. There is news coming out of Enterprise Connect and here's a summary of what I think is cool…so far. TadHack Mini-this … Read more

I'm a large buyer of wines from France, Spain, Italy and Portugal, and if you haven't noticed, the dollar has been gaining strength over the past year against the Euro, with anywhere from a four to eight percent variance meaning one dollar will get you anywhere from 92 to 96 percent of a Euro. What's … Read more

Behind the big facade of their website, apps and very attractive stores what Apple does, and does better than all the other tech companies is two things. And only two things. They build hardware that everyone, including their competition, drools over. And they retail what they make. Sure you can talk about their developer programs. … Read more