Category Archives: Stan UnCorked…

What’s on my mind and how I feel about it.

WINE SALES ARE WANING…WHY?

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Stan The Wine Man

I’ve been involved in wine sales for many years. This is the first time in my career that I’ve experienced a decline in wine sales. During the recession that began around 2007, wine sales were flat but did not fall … Continue reading →

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MAJOR SHIFT…WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Stan The Wine Man

Some time ago, I wrote an article for a wine club newsletter about how our diet can affect our taste in wine. Granted, I had no scientific proof of this with a bunch of graphs and stats to support my … Continue reading →

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BETTER WITH AGE.

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Stan The Wine Man

The hundred point scoring system is merely a gauge for determining how much the reviewer that uses it likes the wine, based on their experience and personal preferences. No system, whether it be stars, grades, points or glasses should be … Continue reading →

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Public Relations, Media & Wine… A Tricky But Necessary Relationship.

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Stan The Wine Man

To put it bluntly, wine guys like myself and others that write about it, rarely buy a bottle of wine to review. No matter how much Robert Parker Jr. liked to bloviate about buying most of the wines he reviewed, … Continue reading →

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