2005 François Blanchard “Violoncelite” Cabernet Franc, Touraine, France
Perhaps some of the most interesting wines in the world are made by cranks, crackpots, and wackos — iconoclasts that
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Book Review: Notes on a Cellar-Book by George Saintsbury
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Winemaking as Therapy: Japan’s Autistic Winery
When I first started drinking wine, I had all sorts of romantic notions about what winemaking involved. I though of
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Tartar Control Chardonnay: Wine Fights Cavities?
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Tasting the Wines of Mendocino
The wine regions of California are in various states of evolution when it comes to marketing themselves as a region.
Hospice du Rhone Tasting: April 30 – May 2, Paso Robles, CA
Most wine tasting events focused on a specific style or type of wine that take place in California suffer from
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The World’s Best Kosher Wine?: Tasting The Covenant
. I’m not counting the Maneschewitz he had growing up as an occasionally-observant Jewish kid. But as it happens in
Book Review: Wine Politics by Tyler Coleman
Review by Tim Patterson. Here we have that rarity of rarities: a wine blogger who knows how to write a
1999 Washington State Cabernet: Perspectives and Tasting Notes
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When I was a kid, I wanted to be an archaeologist or an exploratory marine biologist. I had dreams of
Somali Pirates Take Ransom in Wine
Apparently the stepped-up patrols of U.S. warships off the coast of Somalia and increased vigilance on the part of ships’
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Once upon at time, there was but one major event for food and wine enthusiasts looking to experience some of
Book Review: Reflections of a Wine Merchant by Neal Rosenthal
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