Epinions Recent Reviews for JeffSullivan

Nokia 3650: The Straight Scoop - It's Bleeding Edge...

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 15:46:04 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - Here are some of the features I bought it for, and the experience I had after buying it: Tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 network "world phone" - Too bad it doesn't work on the existing TDMA digital networks or AMPS analog networks that are far more common i...

Rich strategy options behind a deceptively simple facade...

Thu, 20 Dec 2001 08:20:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - We bought Sequence at least 8 years ago and have introduced many friends to it since. On the surface, you have a hand of 5-7 cards and put a colored chip on the board in one of the two places on the board that match one of the cards in your hand,...

Best Compromise for HDTV Today

Sat, 10 Mar 2001 02:16:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - Want HDTV? Well, you can't have it! At least not very often, at the moment HDTV programming is pretty scarce. You can use a tuner such as the RCA DTC100 HDTV Digital Receiver to pick HDTV signals up off the air (many metropolitan areas have...

Birds and Bees do it...

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 22:13:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - When tasting wine grapes, the skins seem to contribute a deep syrupy note to the fruit, intense yet supple tannins. I also associate the taste of sweet spices (nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, etc) with grape skins. In winemaking, maceration (leaving...

Our Long Term Relationship

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 21:12:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - In the United States, most wine is consumed within 24 to 48 hours of purchase. In a sense, the American consumer prefers "one night stands" with wine. I'd like to share with you a wine I've enjoyed a two year relationship with so far.

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S T O P !!

Mon, 17 Jul 2000 08:11:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - I avoided rear-ending an SUV in rush hour traffic thanks to the extreme grip provided by the racing compound that the Yokohama AO32Rs are made of. That's one major practical advantage of having a tire with extremely good traction. On the less...

From Chateauneuf-du-Joe

Mon, 17 Jul 2000 01:34:55 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - Have you ever thought of hearty Frenchmen, or fierce wind, while drinking a Phelps wine? Next time you have one, you just might! In their booklet "The History & Wines of Joseph Phelps Vineyards", the winery's choice of Le Mistral as a...

McCrazy about McCrea

Sat, 15 Jul 2000 19:09:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - McCrea Cellars is Washington State's first winery dedicated to Rhone varietals. When I first encountered them at this year's Rhone Rangers tasting in San Francisco, it was clear to me that their dedication had certainly paid off. Their...

Duboeuf has more than one $8 chard? Doh!

Sun, 4 Jun 2000 05:04:15 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - So I'm looking for the wines for the latest "Cyber Taste Off", but I've forgotten to bring the list. I recall that the wines were French, one an $8 chardonnay and the other a white Burgundy with a regional designation at about $18, and the brand...

A Difficult Vintage

Sun, 4 Jun 2000 03:04:54 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - In "Adventures on the Wine Route", Kermit Lynch writes, "No matter what they put behind a Pouilly-Fuisse label, it earns a good price. Sales are effortless. Consequently, most Pouilly-Fuisse are stretched in terms of yield per acre and then...

True Mountain Merlot

Sat, 3 Jun 2000 19:29:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - I recently introduced the 1997 cabernet from Pride Mountain Vineyards to the Epinions.com community, and I'm back to feature another stellar wine from this venerable fountain of big, mountain-grown reds. Having just received their mailer noting...

Best under $10 Cabernet?

Wed, 26 Apr 2000 01:51:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - OK, I'm a nut. I taste over 100 wines a month, and love every minute of it. But going to large wine trade tastings and sampling that many wines can tend to make a person jaded about most everyday drinking wines, so it's a real treat when...

Schwitching Away From Schwab

Mon, 24 Apr 2000 13:08:06 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - I started trading with Schwab about 10-15 years ago, due to their reputation for fast, responsive service, and their low prices at the time. Just as market experts warn against investment drift, where letting your investment style...

Alta: Where's the Balancing Counteropinion? Alta RULES!

Fri, 17 Mar 2000 03:36:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - I like the snowboard commercial featuring JeffB trying to snowboard at Alta. To the commercial's credit, it's clever and entertaining, but it leaves two opportunities for improvement wide open:

First, on its own, it doesn't show the...

iMac: P-A-R... O-D-Y... M-O-U-S-E

Thu, 16 Mar 2000 20:06:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - Get with the program folks, this is parody and satire in its most basic form, not a gunfight being proposed on the Barney show! What's the formula? Pick a topic people are uncomfortable about (such as computers or guns) to capture their...

Chauvignon Blanconnay??

Sat, 26 Feb 2000 07:37:31 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - I don't recall having seen Robert Mondavi Chardonnay on store shelves in recent years, so it was nice to run across this one, from the solid '97 vintage.

It started out well enough, with pear and oak on the nose, then apple and creamy...

Bop 'til You Drop

Sat, 26 Feb 2000 06:59:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - Dark to the point of being opaque, when poured Guinness Extra Stout quickly develops a thick, deep head that seems to last forever. It gives off a nutty aroma, and lives up to its "extra stout" name with a firm, fleshy body, but...

An $18 Syrah Alternative to $25 Cabernets

Mon, 21 Feb 2000 03:32:49 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - With the way cabernet sauvignon prices have gone lately, syrah is quickly becoming a value alternative. Having organized a very pleasant syrah lineup with my wine friends recently, I decided to broaden my syrah horizons to see if other '97s were...

Epinions.com: Epinions Content Syndication: It's in the TOS...

Sun, 20 Feb 2000 21:08:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - Remember the Terms of Service agreement that participation here implies that all members agree to? Term #6 incudes the following:

By submitting Content to Epinions.com: (a) you automatically grant to epinions.com (or warrant that...

NOVA, Nature & More: The Best $47M in the U.S. Budget

Sun, 20 Feb 2000 16:45:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - According to the audited financial statements of PBS, the U.S. Department of Education and Corporation for Public Broadcasting Grants together totaled $46.7M in 1999. Some of the objections raised about PBS concerned me, so I looked...

Good Wine, not a "Buy" at $30

Tue, 15 Feb 2000 05:30:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - Joseph Phelps Vineyards has been producing some of my favorite wines, for as long as I've been drinking wine. They could always be counted on for high quality dinner wines at a competitive price, such as the '92 Phelps Napa cab retailing at...

One of the Best Under-$20 cabs

Tue, 15 Feb 2000 05:04:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - The label on this wine reads, "Incredibly rich and complex, this well structured wine is a perfect accompaniment for filet mignon and roast beef." Filet mignon may seem a bit ambitious for a $16.99 wine, especially one from El...

Motorola TalkAbout 2-Way Radio: Let's Talk About It

Tue, 8 Feb 2000 13:09:53 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - I first saw a Motorola Talkabout being used last year on the ski slopes at Squaw Valley, and I thought it would be a pretty handy tool to have, to regroup after splitting up, find people for lunch, and so forth. It might also work for fishing, to...

Get Back on this Horse in 2 Years

Tue, 8 Feb 2000 06:20:36 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - I probably wouldn't have reviewed this wine next if I hadn't run across Leah's review, which triggered my memory of this wine. The first time I sampled it I was at a wine store tasting bar, simply screening for a few good ones to buy (and taking...

WebShots: Get Excited AtHome withWebShot

Fri, 4 Feb 2000 08:51:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author JeffSullivan - I received an increasingly common message via email tonight, "You have a postcard!" I expected it to be essentially a paper greetings card duplicated on the computer screen. It showed up as a photo, accompanied by the sender's...