North American Car of the Year: Hyundai Elantra #NAIAS
This morning at the Detroit Auto Show, the Hyundai Elantra was named 2011 North American Car of the Year, beating out the Ford Focus and…
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On the ground report from the Detroit Auto Show #NAIAS (photos)
The only chill appears to be the weather. Brisk it is. As you can see in these photos from our night walk, I was (overly)…
Get Your Zin On: ZAP Wine Festival coming to San Francisco
This is the 21st anniversary of this festival honoring said grape with three incredible days of wining, dining, tasting, and partying, starting January 27. Team…
Minimalist wine marketing in action
First, they butter you up. Heed! Once you make a purchase you're slowly enshrined into the cult. You receive mysterious letters. They woo you with…
Detroit Auto Show 2012: Top car launches
Fortunately, 2011 was a strong year for the industry with 12.67 million new vehicles sold (+10.3% y/y and the best year since 2008). Flamboyant auto…
Google brings Ice Cream Sandwich to market … slowly
By releasing Android 4 first on Nexus, Google gets the OS into the hands of early adopters--such as my Android-loving self--who then in essence test…
Here comes Oregon Pinot Gris
A small group of Pinot Gris wineries have banded together and decided that Oregon should be known for more than just Pinot Noir. First up:…
The Waiter’s Friend is your Friend too
On at least one occasion I dropped a bottle, after wrestling the thing like some kind of wild python. It escaped. As did the Cab...…
Google Android Market boasts 400,000 apps – But are any of them any good?
One publishing house told me, "Android is driven by a community of hacktivists, rooters, and freeloaders - you don't build a nice house in that…
Fourth annual Cochon 555 comes to Napa
Chefs participating in the fourth annual edition of Cochon 555 include 2011 Cochon King & Queen of Porc Duskie Estes and John Stewart of Zazu…