Wine Beer Spirits: The Extraordinary Power of IDK
“I don’t know…” A lot – maybe even most – people will do almost anything to avoid saying those words. Continue reading
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New Direction for the New Decade
This year, The Pour Fool is fifteen years old. It started as a weekly column in a suburban Seattle newspaper, Continue reading
Your Buying Guide for the Zombie Apocalypse: A Proposal
If you like having the choices and don’t want to lose the privilege of having options AND great, fun visits to local breweries, wineries, and distilleries, KEEP GOING BACK AND BUYING BOOZE.
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
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