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Member's Mark Zinfandel (Old Vine) 'Lodi' 2020 - Pours with a slightly garnet/purple hue with aromas of nice Zin fruit with a touch of sweet spices, violets and blackberry jam. *Palate*--Surprisingly "s...
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Grape Spotlight: Etyek-Buda Szentesi Kadarka - The *Etyek-Buda PDO* has many unique characteristics regarding Hungarian wine regions. It is very small (1,652 hectares of vineyards) and the closest to ...1 day ago
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Women in Wine Day ~ Let This Stand as Oak Ridge Winery’s Deserved Contribution - Tomorrow is National Women in Wine Day, intended to be a day highlighting all women working in the wine business. It was created last year, by Renae Perr...1 day ago
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Wine of the Day, No. 791 - Today, let’s look at a pinot noir from Russian River Valley that offers varietal purity and intensity in an elegant, fresh, clean package. The Balverne Pin...2 days ago
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Thursday Sips & Nibbles - I'm back again with a new edition of *Sips & Nibbles,* my regular column where I highlight some interesting, upcoming food and drink events. I hope everyon...2 days ago
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Irpinia Aglianico, Campo Taurasini & Taurasi - Last week I was invited to attend a masterclass on the wines of Irpinia at Il Gattopardo restaurant in NYC by the Irpinia Consorzio Tutela Vini. Teresa Br...
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Behind Every Good Company is a Great Accountant: An Interview with Senior Accountant Trina Meulpolder - By Ian Consoli Every company is full of unsung heroes. These silent warriors typically dwell in departments such as IT, HR, and (of course) Accounting. For...3 days ago
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See you in Verona! Let’s taste together at Vinitaly. - Above: I’m hoping to get an invitation to the blogger and social media party that my friends and colleagues have hosted over the years at the Abruzzo conso...3 days ago
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The Event: Icons of the Okanagan Valley Walk Around Tasting November 2022 - The Event: Icons of the Okanagan Valley Walk Around Tasting November 2022 The Venue: Modus Ristorante The Target Audience: private customers, wine media The ...3 days ago
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The Words We Use for the Truths We Seek - Lately I’ve been pondering the words we choose, when writing and talking about wine. Notably, I have seen a burgeoning use of words like curated, gifted,...6 days ago
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List Favorite Domaine Berlancourt's Top 2 Bourgogne Blancs - VERY Limited - 2019 Domaine Berlancourt Bourgogne Blanc "Cuvee Les Champans" - Blind, I Would Guess Grand Cru Chevalier Monthrachet or Puligny 1er Cru "Folatieres." ...1 week ago
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2011 Brunello: a Chorus Girl or a Star? - When I was a kid, I was the sole Dodgers fan – Brooklyn Dodgers, as they were then – in a large family of Yankee fans. It scarred me for life and gave me a...1 week ago
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Messina Hof Winery Estate’s Vintage House Restaurant Proves Youthful with Its Newly Revamped Menu - Just in time for spring, Messina Hof Winery’s Vintage House welcomes guests to try its revamped menu, that continues the tradition of its renowned Vineya...1 week ago
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Review: Bonterra Sauvignon Blanc - It’s mid-March and we’ve already had our first taste of spring here in Cincinnati. We’ve had some warm days, getting into the 70s. The magnolia trees and...1 week ago
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The healthy methods to naturally boost the size of breast - There are many ways how you can achieve breast enhancement. Many methods, from training exercises, pills, creams, oils, devices, changes in diet and even s...3 weeks ago
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Douro Valley Wine Tours - There are many reasons to fall in love with the Douro Valley, but its unspoiled beauty and vertiginous terraced vineyards are by far at the top of the list.3 weeks ago
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Travel to Tuscan wineries this spring - Have you ever wanted to tour Tuscan wineries, visit cultural sites, all while staying in 4-star hotels? Well, who hasn’t right? But this spring, you can ...1 month ago
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Bordeaux’ Best No Match for This Napa Valley Cabernet! - Ok, listen up. This is a story about a Yountville winery producing some of the very best Cabernets in Napa Valley. Blankiet Estate Cabs are not well known,...2 months ago
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Three notes - *Grosset Polish Hill 2022*. 12.9%. Pale. Intense and restless, unresolved. A 'new' nose - fresh florals, a hint of green bean and grass, guava. Super. ...2 months ago
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ThePackagingPro – Custom Packaging Services You Can Trust! - When it comes to producing custom packaging services, you want to work with someone you can trust. Whether you’re creating the packaging yourself or outs...5 months ago
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Farewell inspirational Catherine Roussel @ Clos Roche Blanche - *September 2014: Catherine at the start of the last vintage * We were very sad to hear late yesterday afternoon that Catherine Roussel, the inspirati...5 months ago
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Celebrate Your Love with Sparkling Wine from Limoux! (redux) - This post was originally published on January 30, 2016. Tim and Phyllis have since sold French Country Wines and sadly, the new owners do not carry this lo...8 months ago
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Appreciation: A Buffet of Ann Lemons Pollack’s Writing - With the passing of Ann Lemons Pollack in April and preparations underway for the July 24 celebration of her life, we’ve been enjoying re-discovering some ...8 months ago
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The Case for Cooking With Frozen Mixed Vegetables - The medley of corn, carrots and peas is more than just a convenient freezer staple. It’s an essential piece of American culinary history.9 months ago
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How do we tell our story? And why should we? - In the world of wine, it’s normal to go to a wine producer’s website and then read ‘about us’, where that producer tells us their story. And for us journal...10 months ago
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New wine reviews: En Garde - En Garde is a Cabernet specialist so it’s not surprising their Pinot Noirs are made in a fuller-bodied, heavier style. Fruit-forward is the emphasis. PINOR...1 year ago
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How To Buy Champagne for New Year’s - We’re about to ring in the New Year — and the best way to do it is with bubbles. But which bottle of bubbles to choose? First, if you aren’t already awar...1 year ago
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EXCITING! FJORD VINEYARDS OPENS NEW TASTINGROOM AND LINEUP! (NY) - Last week, I attended the opening of Fjord Vineyards tasting room and tasted some of their most recent vintages. Flanked by Storm King Mountain to the w...
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Corner 103 North Coast Sparkling Rosé: Delicious Pink Bubbles on #PinkSociety - Hello Friends, I recently had the pleasure of joining a very fun virtual chat hosted by the rosé-loving bunch at The Pink Society (Twitter hashtag #Pink...
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Video: Talking Biodynamics and Troon Vineyard Wines with Amy Gross on Wine4.me - It was a pleasure to spend time with Amy talking about our wines, Biodynamics and Oregon’s Applegate Valley!2 years ago
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Flakey, Salty, Cheesy - This is quite possibly one of the easiest dishes I make and it never arrives on the table without people gushing and acting like I should run out i...
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T Caputo - typepad https://bit.ly/3bDkwzt T Caputo Today on Amazon, you can grow six pods at once with the Harvest 360 for just $75, upgrade to the Harvest 360 Elite ...2 years ago
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Teknik Dasar Menang di Situs Poker Idnplay Berkualitas yang Ampuh - Ketika daftar di situs poker idnplay yang asli tentu anda tahu apa yang harus dilakukan untuk mendapatkan keuntungan besar berupa hadiah kemenangan. Hal ...3 years ago
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A Tom Eddy Cabernet Sauvignon Vertical Tasting—June 2019 - By Charles Olken Just recently, Steve Eliot and I ventured up to the Tom Eddy hillside winery north of Calistoga to taste a vertical lineup of his Cabe...3 years ago
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Twitterchimps - Have you ever been at the zoo when the resident chimpanzees become excited? It’s an amazing cacophony of hooting, screaming, chest-beating, and teeth-barin...3 years ago
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Ockenden Manor - As part of my recent trip to Bolney Estate, we were invited to stay over night at Ockenden Manor. Ockenden Manor is a short 10 minute drive from Bolney a...3 years ago
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WBC 2018: The Last Hurrah - *For more musings from wine country, please visit my new blog, Woman in Wine Country. **It's a lifestyle blog where I write about food, fluffing pillows, p...
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Mother Clone Zinfandel 2015 - Price: $12.70 Maker: Pedroncelli Winery, Geyserville, California Varietal: Zinfandel Vintage: 2015 Details: Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley Packaging: 75...4 years ago
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Exclusive Interview – Christie’s Wine Director and new MW, Tim Triptree talks about fine & rare wines - Promoted earlier this year as International Director, Specialist in the Wine Department, Tim Triptree is in charge of Christie’s activities across Contin...4 years ago
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Liberty's Kitchen - Come Grow With us... - IFBC 2018 Excursion to Liberty"s Kitchen with Dennis Bagneris, CEONo one can doubt that New Orleans is the city of delicious dishes, With the melange of ...
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Kicking it in NY - Here I am, still alive, and back from a long blog hiatus. If you’ve been here a long time, you know I started Wannabe Wino roughly 12 years ago. I’ve ebbed...4 years ago
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Gustus Vitae Pantry Starter Kit (12) - If you buy enough of these then you can build a small pantry addition to your house. *Woot's Surefire Recipe for The World's Dreamiest Eggs Ever Made: * ...4 years ago
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Calvet 1818 - The post Calvet 1818 appeared first on Spittoon Calvet, one of Bordeaux’s oldest negociant houses, was sold to Grand Chais de France, owners of the JP Ch...5 years ago
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New from Dopff & Irion - I always appreciate getting a chance to taste Alsatian wines, given their varietal purity and structure. These are Old World wines in the best sense, bu...
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10 Italian Wines to try in 2012 - You're reading the super old version of this blog, to go to the new blog visit www.wine90.co.uk *10 Italian Wines to try in 2012* The worst thing about Ch...
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And All Good Things Must Come to an End - It has been a great 10 years, 2005 to 2015, discovering, sampling, tasting, adoring, delighting...6 years ago
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Fielding Hills: Consistently Producing Great Wines - Fielding Hills Winery is one of the top wineries in Washington State. Owner/winemaker Mike Wade and his wife Karen are longtime apple and cherry growers ...7 years ago
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The return - Almost 10 years since I first started the foodandwineblog. It’s amazing how fast time flies by. A lot has changed, though many things remain the same. My p...7 years ago
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Episode 1,001 - Five years later and on the 10 year anniversary of the first episode of Wine Library TV, Gary Vaynerchuk is back! On this comeback episode of…7 years ago
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A New Chapter: New Location, New Look, New Attitude, New Posts - After over a decade here at Wine-Girl.net, we’re moving. After Labor Day 2015, all new posts – of which there will be many – will be happening over on our ...7 years ago
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New Project Takes a Look at How Various South African Cultural Groups Experience Wine - What do South Africans think of the wines they drink? Do the opinions and experiences of compatriots from different cultural groups differ on this issue? W...7 years ago
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Dinner at Goldsmith's in Memphis, July 1, 1914 - While nosing around on some sites about Memphis history, I found a particular curiosity well-suited to this here blog. Historic-memphis.com had a series o...
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The King is Dead! All Hail Caesar! - Majestic Wine has acquired Naked Wines today for around £70 million. On the surface it is a straightforward but interesting business deal giving each a new...7 years ago
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25 Years Ago, Ceusescu Was Rightfully Killed (Yes!) - Today, I joyfully celebrate the killing of the Ceausescu regime in Romania. I am overjoyed that Communism is dead and a super crazy symbol of Communism is ...8 years ago
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Mythopia, An Experimental Swiss Vineyard - Several years ago, when researching the relation between the composition of various vineyard soils and terroir expression, I happened upon the concept of b...8 years ago
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Winery Spotlight: Chateau Latour-Martillac - The JJ Buckley wine staff recently had a chance to learn a bit more about Chateau Latour-Martillac, one of the top estates in the Pessac-Leognan appellatio...8 years ago
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Time for a Change - Next month will be the 5 year anniversary of this little blog. What? That just seems crazy when I type it out. It’s been a wild ride, but I’m even more exc...8 years ago
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It's Hard to Say Goodbye - This has not been easy. Back in February, I guess, I realized that I would stop writing this blog. And I've been meaning to write a goodbye post, but it tu...
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The White Club: A sordid tale - The White Club, a Swiss-based fine wine “club” with whom I had some dealings, has recently been exposed as a scam. On Monday 12th May, Peter Hellman of the...8 years ago
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So Long, Farewell, Alvederzane, Good Night... - "Today is the day. I can't deny it anymore, I simply can't..."8 years ago
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80 Years Since Prohibition and We are Still Not Free To Drink - 80 years after the repeal of Prohibition, we may be able to legally drink, but we are not free to choose what we drink. We still live in Prohibition's high...9 years ago
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The List of 30 - Recently I was asked this question by someone. What are the 30 products that you can't live without. Or the 30 products you would want to sell if you had ...9 years ago
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We're Moving (again...) - Yes, we're moving this blog again. Last time, it wasn't so pretty, many tears were shed, there was mass hysteria, and many unholy things happened. Thi...
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Shopping back in time - Step back in time when you visit Rioja, not just by selecting a wine that might have been made before … Continue reading →9 years ago
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The Hidden History of the Harvey Wallbanger - First of all, I should say that I never intended to uncover the history of the Harvey Wallbanger. The journey by which I became obsessed with discovering ...
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2011 Flying Heart Cellars Red Wine - $5 - Not sure what I was thinking when I picked up this Ed Hardy-esque labeled red blend, but it is down right awful. Overly sweet and completely unbalanced. T...
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Pahrump Valley Winery One Of Vegas' Unexpected Perks - When people think of Las Vegas, they think of gambling and poker tournaments. At present, tens of thousands of players from around the world are currently ...10 years ago
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Wine That Stands Up to Pesto - It's officially summer. Unofficially, it's basil season. Right now, I am overwhelmed with the stuff. Pictured to the left is one of my behemoth basil plan...
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Have you ever experienced the Tunnel Effect in Champagne? (François Secondé) - Today's wine picture is no longer here! This blog has moved. You can now find it here: BKWine Photography Blog *Please update your RSS feed, book marks, s...10 years ago
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Joel, Amanda and Gangy - The other night, as i was taking my dog Gus out, there were Joel and Amanda standing, as they often do, in the middle of the street. There was no traffic, ...10 years ago
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2008 Herdade do Peso Alentejo "Colheita" - Colheita, when referring to port, indicates a port from a single vintage, but it is not a "Vintage Port". So what does this mean when referring to a dry re...
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WBW 74: Value Sparkling Wine - Sparkling wine is thought of by most American’s as a luxury to be consumed on special occasions like weddings, graduations and New Year’s eve parties. An...11 years ago
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Zidarich for a chilly day - This post takes us to Slovenia, by way of Greenwich Village. A winter weekend lunch in a now chilled Manhattan, wind finding its icicle way up cuffs and s...
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We'll Be Right Back - I've been reluctant to write this post (apparently), but you've been asking, and I appreciate how many of you actually like this blog. An appreciation whic...11 years ago
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Good Grape Goes on Hiatus - *“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans”* said a very wise John Lennon and that’s exactly what has happened with me. My life ...11 years ago
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From Slavery to BEE - The publication on May 1 of a new non-glossy, non-braai book called Grape – stories of the vineyards in SA by DA member of parliament Wilmot James, Chancel...11 years ago
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Notes from a Sunday - In case anyone has been wondering, no, I haven't stopped drinking and enjoying wine. Since the beginning of the New Year, journeys in Friuli aside, I've ju...
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Excerpt: Wine Retail in 2010: Hopeful Reactions from Across the U.S. - *by Rob Bralow*, Wine Post Editor This is an excerpt from an article I wrote, published on Palate Press on February 2, 2011. From across the U.S. you ca...12 years ago
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No hang time issues this year - No one will remember this harvest for the great weather, or the fantastic harvest conditions.Frankly, I don't know anyone in the wine industry who'll miss ...
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My Blog has moved to WineTravelMedia - Hello if you've just discovered this blog or feed it into your news readers - thank you for finding it! I'd be so happy if you would check out and bookmark...
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Courting a New Wine Shop - I’m the last guy to champion my local retailers. Why, you ask? Because they stink…well, that’s not fair- they’re dirty and unimaginative and overpriced and...12 years ago
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Rutini Wines Trumpeter Malbec 2007 - Who: Rutini Wines What: Malbec Where: Argentina, Mendoza When: 2007 How Much: $12.99 (media sample) I held this a little longer than usual for a wine at thi...12 years ago
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PasoWine tasting - Whoa. My fisrt big commercial tasting event as part of "the industry" and I have to say I was unimpressed on many levels. Firstly, a lot of the wine sucke...13 years ago
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Sicilian Value - So tonight, I randomly grabbed off our wine rack a 2005 Colosi red wine from Sicily. I bought it a while back from LA Wine Co for $7. 100% Nero d'Avola gr...
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From relative obscurity to total oblivion - Hello friends, followers, and random observers. As you may have guessed, the time has finally come to publicly announce the end of Smells Like Grape. It's ...13 years ago
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Entering a construction zone: winecase.ca - Earlier this year, I announced proudly that The Wine Case was going to move from its wordpress.com incarnation to its own domain and location: winecase.ca....13 years ago
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A Pregnant Palate Pause Leads one to Conclude that Wine Ratings are Useless to the Average Consumer - As you may have noticed, I've taken a pregnant pause from tasting wine for a very good reason. In that period my husband and I got to meet the most wonderf...13 years ago
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I can't believe it's not Stelvin! - There are those who cling to the 'romance' and 'tradition' of popping the cork prior to imbibing. Then there are those who think such 'romance' and 'tradit...15 years ago
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Five myths about winemakers debunked - Winemakers are an enigma to us mere mortals who drink their product and wonder at the romance and genius that has gone into each drop. Knowing a winemaker ...15 years ago
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