Vin de Napkin - Sign ‘O The Times x 4

In the age of irony and snark I really do try to be pragmatically idealistic—hoping for the best, yet understanding that things don’t always happen perfectly, or are exactly as they seem.

Unfortunately, despite my virtuous intentions, sometimes snark creeps in.

A few things that have recently caused me to arch a skeptical eyebrow —

1) A recent article touting ANOTHER potential “Vintage of the Decade”

2) $60 bottles of allocated Chardonnay just seems a little of whack to the times

3) The absolute preponderance of wine apps. for the iPhone.  I think there is now a unique app. for every iPhone user in the country. 

4) The American Wine Blog Awards and a little bit of backlash on some of the finalists.  In my humble opinion, folks aren’t peeved because the blogs selected aren’t good blogs, it’s because they think they too have a good blog and they didn’t get picked.