I read, as many did, about the Starbucks caused arrest of two men in Philadelphia. Talk about a PR nightmare…but that's just another example of how Starbucks, like so many other companies today, are losing touch with their customers and their reason for being. Starbucks coffee shops were designed and built so people could linger, … Read more
Much to no one's surprise, Google finally got around to adding VoIP to GoogleVoice. Hmmm…Having been involved in the original Grand Central VoIP was something that was always on the roadmap. There was for a while even an integration I helped foster with Gizmo Project that sort of added it. Back story I needed to … Read more
Tank aged Grenache, Carignane, Syrah, and Alicante from across the road from Chateauneuf du Pape for $15.00 and from 2014 and 2015. Darn right I would buy this wine by the case. And more importantly, these wines show they can age. The wines come from Chateauneuf du Pape producers Jean Royer, and his wines are … Read more
When I think of Provence Rose I think pale pink color and layers of strawberries on the nose. That’s what the 2016 Château Saint Rosaline Lampe de Medus is like. And to boot it’s crisp and dry. As far as what's in the wine, I nailed two of grapes on first taste and guessed that … Read more
Saturday night along with a few friends we popped some wines I've been looking to open. Having been traveling and exploring Vermut (Vermouth from a tap) in Madrid, tasting wines in Spain – both Barcelona and Madrid – in wine bars and with meals, explored new wines from Portugal with Nelson Guerreiro and Iris Lorenzo in Lisbon as well … Read more
I just spent three weeks on the road, working remotely in Europe. Along the way, I stayed in hotels in London, Paris, Lisbon, Madrid and Barcelona, and in my winemaker friend's Gite. Now I'm back in the USA and realizing that despite all the claims our Information Service providers make about being the best, it … Read more
I just had a conversation with my dear friend, Sylvain Fadat, the winemaker and owner of Domaine D’Aupilhac about his stunning 2015 La Boda Red. For those not familiar with La Boda, it means the union, as Fadat takes his best fruit from the Aupilhac and Cocallieres vineyards and makes a marriage of the two, … Read more
January is CES, the National Retail Federation and of course the run up to the Super Bowl. Not to be forgotten is the boondoggle of all boondoggles, the very well timed PTC gathering in Honolulu which is happening now, just before the NFL's Pro Bowl comes to the island. February brings TMC's IT Expo in … Read more
On Friday the news came out that Cisco's purchase of Broadsoft had one more roadblock removed. That hurdle was the possibility of an anti-trust violation due to restrictive competition. In it's ruling the DOJ basically said they don't see this as restrictive in nature. With this decision the shareholders will vote on January 25th to approve … Read more
I just realized I've been posting more of my wine notes on Facebook than on the blog. Perhaps that's a sign of the times. Regardless I would be remiss if I didn't share a wine note about pal Sylvain Fadat's 2002 Domaine d'Aupilhac Montpeyroux Coteaux du Languedoc Red wine from New Year's Eve here in … Read more
