May 29, 2016
The Paso Robles Daily News has published a thoughtful and joyous review of The Mad Crush by writer Margaux Sky. She writes, “This story is rich, informative, and at times intense…Weir deftly offers a season’s work in The Mad Crush …
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September 26, 2015
The Mad Crush is in the spotlight again with a magnificent feature story in Vintages magazine by Sally Buffalo Taylor, who summarizes the book’s story so clearly and beautifully. Along the way, she writes that the book “offers something to …
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July 25, 2015
Last week I made a mad dash to my homeland of Sonoma Valley. My brother was visiting my mother who lives in the valley, and I hadn’t seen him in three years. For reasons I won’t bore you with, I …
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July 19, 2015
My thanks go out to writer Jennifer Best and the Santa Maria Times and Lompoc Record for publishing this awesome feature story on The Mad Crush. And thanks to photojournalist Phil Klein for gracing it with great photos. From the story: “I …
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July 2, 2015
Over at the San Jose Mercury News, wine writer Mary Orlin names The Mad Crush to her list of 5 Great Wine Books for Summer Reading. Along the way, she calls it a “behind-the-scenes account filled with passion, mystery and mischief.” …
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June 3, 2015
Holy smokes, Eric Annino writes a phenomenal review of The Mad Crush over at Terroirist, one of the coolest wine sites out there… He writes: The Mad Crush is a pleasure to read. Part Thoreau, part Bourdain, it strikes a solid …
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May 14, 2015
I’m thrilled to share that the good news keeps rolling in for The Mad Crush… Indeed, in addition to numerous positive print reviews, the book is now the subject of two audio interviews that aired this week. First off, I …
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May 7, 2015
For a first-time author, signing books at a bookstore is a pretty cool (and somewhat surreal) experience, as I found out yesterday at The Book Loft in Solvang. Kathy, Tom and the entire gang at The Book Loft were gracious …
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May 3, 2015
In writing The Mad Crush, I considered it an honor to contribute one more small layer to the legend of Santa Barbara’s Mountain Drive community, where communal wine was made once upon a time. I also felt a tremendous duty to …
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May 1, 2015
The Mad Crush was the happy recipient of a one-two punch in Santa Barbara this week as both the Santa Barbara Independent and Santa Barbara News-Press published feature stories on the book. In the Independent, Matt Kettmann’s piece was titled …
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