Drops of God, Prohibition, back labels, Thai pads — sipped & spit
SIPPED and SPIT: The Drops of God
The latest installment of The Drops of God, the wine-drenched graphic novel from Japan, is now in English. I review it and learn that this volume will likely be the last in English. [wine-searcher.com]
SIPPED: sense of place. “We’ve concluded that Tuscan-style homes would make the finest fit here.” Apropos the Khao Yai wine region in Thailand, where homes in a development range from $650,000 to more than $3.3 million. [WSJ]
Sticker shock: Some London buyers won’t buy wine at auction that bears a US back label.[smcp.com]
SIPPED SLOWLY: recovery. After the surge, Pasanella wine shop combats the quiet. [NYT]
SIPPED: the “noble experiment” Learn how the 18th amendment got passed, understand its links to the federal income tax and see a hatchet carried by anti-alcohol crusaders. Daniel Okrent, author of Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, curates an exhibit on Prohibition with all of these items. The show runs through April 28 at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. [WSJ]
PASSED: popcorn. A long thread involving a horizontal pear tasting and more discussion of wine tasting notes. [wineberserkers]
On December 9th, 2012 at 11:01 pm ,RobinC wrote:
I read the Drops of God (from right to left) and thought it was fun. I passed it on to a young friend who is taking his Sommelier exam and who bears a remarkable resemblance to the hero, who doesn’t look Japanese to me.