A Total Abandonment of Principles, Courtesy of The Inn at Port Ludlow and Alexandria Nicole Cellars

Finally…the single most important consideration in choosing your big wine dinner: Realistic Expectations.

The Pour Fool Survey #1: “What’s In YOUR Glass?”

This will take you about three minutes – maybe sixteen if you text everyone you know and tell them about Continue reading →

The Fool’s Semi-Annual, Self Destructive Throw-Down on Self-Reliance

I’m astounded. Really. Have been for going on eight years, now. Back when I started The Pour Fool, I figured Continue reading →

The Programming of The American Drinker: Why Do We Like What We Like?

What you’re about to read here is the product of the past 23 years of work in the beverage trade Continue reading →

The Case Against BevMo and Total Wine: “Drink Local” Means More Than You Think

I wrote this thing once, already. But then I realized something: You already know all this stuff. You just sometimes Continue reading →

Wine Descriptions: Those Words May NOT Mean What You Think

Recently, in a thread on Facebook, a link was provided to an online piece from a Seattle website run by Continue reading →

Winemakers in Bondage: Who Took the “Fun” From ProFUNdity?

The Basic Premise is dirt-simple, in either case. It can be hideously complicated, both by its chemistry and by the Continue reading →

Welcome to The Pour Fool Website: My Dogs Plan to Sniff You

My dogs, Edgar (no respecter of persons or personal space) and Mickey (ten pounds of Attitude in a five-pound bag), Continue reading →