About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
Current location: Bonn, GermanyTwitter
Wine Archive
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LA Times: Tax hike would put Chuck over its famed Two Bucks
Posted on January 22, 2009 | No CommentsLos Angeles Times, January 21 2009: Is this the end of Two Buck Chuck? A proposal to raise the state tax on wine to a level more than six times higher to help close California’s giant budget deficit would kill the $1.99 price for Charles... -
Wednesday Update
Posted on February 20, 2008 | No CommentsHere’s what I’m reading today: Iranian fundamentalists preach in cyberspace (The Guardian Newsblog) DC’s Best Embassies (Washingtonian) The Legend of Barack Obama (Washingtonian) The Demise of Hyphy (SF Weekly) Oops: Columbia j-school dean sends self-evaluation to class (Romenesko) Here’s what I did today: Cover the... -
The $10 bottle of wine
Posted on August 23, 2006 | No CommentsThe Los Angeles Times has a great article about the $10 sweet spot for a good bottle of wine: That’s because for most people who buy and drink wine, $10 somehow feels like the right amount to spend on a bottle most of the time....
