Mark Squires
@marksquires.com
Wine Critic 2006--June 2023 @ RobertParker WineAdvocate, mostly for Portugal, Greece, USA OFF West Coast (like NY & VA).
RECOVERED LAWYER! Good at politics,SyFy,music, films, etc.
[email protected]; Instagram; Ex-Post.
RECOVERED LAWYER! Good at politics,SyFy,music, films, etc.
[email protected]; Instagram; Ex-Post.
Why would you take it down?
December 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Why would you take it down?
Thanks. (I guess I could have looked that up myself.) But you learn something new every day.
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Thanks. (I guess I could have looked that up myself.) But you learn something new every day.
What in the world is gold Riesling??
December 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What in the world is gold Riesling??
Look, stop understating things and just say what you mean!
(But yeah, half the country thought electing this was a good idea.)
(But yeah, half the country thought electing this was a good idea.)
December 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Look, stop understating things and just say what you mean!
(But yeah, half the country thought electing this was a good idea.)
(But yeah, half the country thought electing this was a good idea.)
Unbelievable... But what isn't these days coming from him?
December 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Unbelievable... But what isn't these days coming from him?
2/2 With air, it evolves & becomes more interesting, crisper and steelier with some mineral notes.It's always a refined Baga that has pulled in wood and seems very graceful. It's a fine performance and a great time to dive in,though there's plenty of life left
Mid-$40s these days. 13.8%
#portugal
Mid-$40s these days. 13.8%
#portugal
December 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
2/2 With air, it evolves & becomes more interesting, crisper and steelier with some mineral notes.It's always a refined Baga that has pulled in wood and seems very graceful. It's a fine performance and a great time to dive in,though there's plenty of life left
Mid-$40s these days. 13.8%
#portugal
Mid-$40s these days. 13.8%
#portugal
Taking Congress will really help, but Trump or Vance will still be there. It won't be a complete fix or total change. Who knows?🤷
And as we've noticed, he just does things without regard to whether he legally can. And the Republican Supreme Court tends to say that he can. After long litigation.
And as we've noticed, he just does things without regard to whether he legally can. And the Republican Supreme Court tends to say that he can. After long litigation.
December 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Taking Congress will really help, but Trump or Vance will still be there. It won't be a complete fix or total change. Who knows?🤷
And as we've noticed, he just does things without regard to whether he legally can. And the Republican Supreme Court tends to say that he can. After long litigation.
And as we've noticed, he just does things without regard to whether he legally can. And the Republican Supreme Court tends to say that he can. After long litigation.
I live for a Matt Lombardo "kickers, man" post every week. They are so much fun.
Except when Jake Elliott misses.
Except when Jake Elliott misses.
December 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I live for a Matt Lombardo "kickers, man" post every week. They are so much fun.
Except when Jake Elliott misses.
Except when Jake Elliott misses.
Well put. No playing it safe in the second half. You need to have a feel good win right now. Destroy them
December 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Well put. No playing it safe in the second half. You need to have a feel good win right now. Destroy them
I got excited. You always need a Port in a storm.
December 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I got excited. You always need a Port in a storm.
By analogy, was talking to a young person on 1st flight to Paris a few years back. Their future trips may be better--high-end dinners?--but the first time will always have something different. I'm not sure they understood what I was trying to convey.
But the first time--you can't ever be new again.
But the first time--you can't ever be new again.
December 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
By analogy, was talking to a young person on 1st flight to Paris a few years back. Their future trips may be better--high-end dinners?--but the first time will always have something different. I'm not sure they understood what I was trying to convey.
But the first time--you can't ever be new again.
But the first time--you can't ever be new again.
Nothing is what they do best.
December 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Nothing is what they do best.
I am long since retired and I didn't practice in Kansas in any event, but boy would it be fun to defend one of those cases. So many defenses, so many stratagems. By the time I finished with them, I would make them regret filing suit.
December 13, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I am long since retired and I didn't practice in Kansas in any event, but boy would it be fun to defend one of those cases. So many defenses, so many stratagems. By the time I finished with them, I would make them regret filing suit.
Or, fake ids of some sort. Or borrowed accounts. On TT, for instance, you can have more than one. Big bro has one name. Sets up a new one for you with his id
We used to joke that any teenager in college who couldn't figure out how to get around age limits was too stupid to be allowed to procreate.
We used to joke that any teenager in college who couldn't figure out how to get around age limits was too stupid to be allowed to procreate.
December 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Or, fake ids of some sort. Or borrowed accounts. On TT, for instance, you can have more than one. Big bro has one name. Sets up a new one for you with his id
We used to joke that any teenager in college who couldn't figure out how to get around age limits was too stupid to be allowed to procreate.
We used to joke that any teenager in college who couldn't figure out how to get around age limits was too stupid to be allowed to procreate.
Hah, I remember that old video series on tv/dvd and JR was the one doing the Sauternes episode. Of course, it was Yquem. Every now and then, she'd look up: "Oh! I wish you could taste this!" Periodically repeated that as she tasted/drank.
Alas, we couldn't. After awhile, seemed like a taunt.😀
Alas, we couldn't. After awhile, seemed like a taunt.😀
December 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Hah, I remember that old video series on tv/dvd and JR was the one doing the Sauternes episode. Of course, it was Yquem. Every now and then, she'd look up: "Oh! I wish you could taste this!" Periodically repeated that as she tasted/drank.
Alas, we couldn't. After awhile, seemed like a taunt.😀
Alas, we couldn't. After awhile, seemed like a taunt.😀
I wonder when the straw breaks the camel's back.
I bet this never passes. The fact that the creeps are so provincial, so into purity, though--that's troubling. They are about power and control. And their motives are not good.
I bet this never passes. The fact that the creeps are so provincial, so into purity, though--that's troubling. They are about power and control. And their motives are not good.
December 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I wonder when the straw breaks the camel's back.
I bet this never passes. The fact that the creeps are so provincial, so into purity, though--that's troubling. They are about power and control. And their motives are not good.
I bet this never passes. The fact that the creeps are so provincial, so into purity, though--that's troubling. They are about power and control. And their motives are not good.
I'm not traveling as much any more, but there used to be serious risk of appointment confusion in Europe! I had to doublecheck every time. Or write them all out.
I also hate driving on the wrong side of the road. For the record. Just thought I'd get that in.
I also hate driving on the wrong side of the road. For the record. Just thought I'd get that in.
December 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I'm not traveling as much any more, but there used to be serious risk of appointment confusion in Europe! I had to doublecheck every time. Or write them all out.
I also hate driving on the wrong side of the road. For the record. Just thought I'd get that in.
I also hate driving on the wrong side of the road. For the record. Just thought I'd get that in.
Sort of. Theo Moraitis: "came to Paros centuries ago...With the appellation Malvasia Paros, we are describing the type of the wine, Malvasia Paros (PDO) made by sun-dried Monemvassia...not the same grape...as Malvasia...but some studies say it might be a historic ancestor of the Malvasia family."
December 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Sort of. Theo Moraitis: "came to Paros centuries ago...With the appellation Malvasia Paros, we are describing the type of the wine, Malvasia Paros (PDO) made by sun-dried Monemvassia...not the same grape...as Malvasia...but some studies say it might be a historic ancestor of the Malvasia family."