http://blog.1821wine.com 21st century technology. 18th century wines. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:53:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy Earth Day. http://blog.1821wine.com/2007/04/22/happy-earth-day/ Seventeen photographers from Ann Arbor's Krappy Camera Club are staging a show of really interesting work created with cheap cameras. Their Lo-fi manifesto is as refreshing as their work: At this moment in history, the technical aspects of photography are receiving unprecedented attention. New cameras of amazing sophistication are breathlessly analyzed ... http://blog.1821wine.com/2007/03/28/cheap-shots/ Jack Pine shares via twitter: Elated that this week's New Yorker has a piece by John McPhee. Wine industry types should note that it's about Champagne. unfortunately the full article's not online. blasted atoms to bits conversion. http://blog.1821wine.com/2007/03/14/the-poetry-of-chalk/ Wine-tasting takes time, and what better time to re-devote toward pleasure but your boring airport wait? Thanks to Tina for the link: At Vino Volo, customers can sample wines either by the glass or in tasting flights. Plates of cheese, cured meats, salmon rolls and other gourmet fare complement the flavours of ... http://blog.1821wine.com/2007/02/25/wine-tasting-in-airports/ from: epicurious.com/bonappetit/features/biodynamic_wines: Think of it as organic farming taken one step further. In addition to banning the use of pesticides and artificial additives, biodynamics works to create a self-contained, sustainable farming system in which everything on the property, including water and organic materials, is recycled and reused to regenerate the land. ... http://blog.1821wine.com/2007/02/25/epicurious-bon-appetit-why-you-should-be-drinking-biodynamic-wines/ via pheezy: Today is International Slow Day in Italy. Take a breath with us. There's time enough to hurry later. N'allez pas trop vite. An advantage is that the world has a chance of becoming more interesting... http://blog.1821wine.com/2007/02/19/1821-celebrates-international-slow-day/ Shots from the conference in LA. It was inspiring to speak with Nicholas Joly and Paul Dolan. Definitely in with some heavy hitters. http://blog.1821wine.com/2007/02/15/biodynamics-is-wild/ the 1821 team will be convening at Nicolas Joly's Return to Terroir in LA on february 12th and 13th. we'd love to connect with you (over a great organic glass of wine, of course). come find us, and learn more about organic and biodynamic growing processes. sign up at upcoming.org: http://upcoming.org/event/140347/ ... http://blog.1821wine.com/2007/01/23/off-to-la/ Please pardon our dust as we get started online. This is our first-ever historic blog post. Savor it! http://blog.1821wine.com/2007/01/16/hello-world/