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Joon Song

Stories from Joon Song

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

One of the great things about being a wine columnist and blogger is that I am able to try many different, wonderful wines.  However, one of the bad things about being a wine columnist and blogger i

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

It was cold outside.  The snow was about six or seven inches deep on the ground.  At my apartment, I had seven bottles of wine standing on the dining room table; I had platters of cheese, pâté, bre

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

How do you select your wine?  Do you look at labels?  Don't be afraid to admit it-many people do it, just as many people select books based on the cover.

 

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Unlike my law school career, I'm ambitious for this week's column.  It seeks to find thirteen wines that are each under twenty dollars.  It also seeks to make reference to a song (and album) releas

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

One of my favorite jazz albums of all time is Miles Davis's Sketches of Spain.  While I think it's just good jazz, some critics have focused on the fact that it's "something other than jaz

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

If you're anything like me, you probably like a lot of things. You probably like food-many types of food. You probably like wine-many types of wine.

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Writing a biweekly column is harder than I imagined.

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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

There are two great loves in my life.  The first is wine, whi

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Greetings, all!

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

I'll let you in on a little secret.  A deep, dark secret, actually-at least for a wine drinker.

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Preparing for the 1L Moot Court competition has taught me a lot.  For instance, it's taught me that I don't please the court.

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Like describing love, describing wine is a notoriously inexact art and science. 

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

I love malbec. The best are sensual, sexy, medium- to full-bodied red wines that, at a price range between $7.99 - $11.99, are a great bargain.

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

It's that time again! Nope-not when one's dreams of getting a summer job are dashed (that's every day for me). Monday, February 16 is the official start of DC Restaurant Week, which means us hungry, culture-deprived law students can join the lobbyists, politicians, and real lawyers in restaurants that have actual silverware.

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Unless you lived in Burns and never ventured outside, you would have noticed that it's freezing outside.