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Carménère – Lost, Found, Evolved, Delightful
According to the 2012 edition of the famous Wine Grapes book (written by Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding, and Dr. José Vouillamoz), there are 1368 grapes used in winemaking. It would be a safe bet to...
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Procrastination and Carménère
Let me quickly put you at ease – procrastination has nothing to do with Carménère. Unfortunately, it has to do with yours truly, and this blog been behind on the content for years. It happens a lot...
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Let Your Palate Lead The Way
Wine can be intimidating. Scrap that. Wine is intimidating. I’m always the first to disagree with the exact words I just wrote, but go watch the movie Somm, and tell me if you agree. Don’t have time...
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WMC21: Live Wine Social
One of my favorite sessions at the Wine Media Conference is what was known in prior years as speed tasting – 10 wines, 5 minutes per wine for the winemakers to present and for attendees to comprehend...
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Spain’s Great Match, 2021 Edition
Spanish wines are some of my most favorite wines in the world. Spain’s Great Match event in New York is one of my most favorites wine events of the year, always offering an opportunity to discover...
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2 Regions, 3 Glasses, 1 Wine Geek
The assignment was simple. Compare 6 Cabernet Sauvignon wines from 2 famous winemaking regions in Chile. Find differences. decide on a favorite. As with any assignment, let’s start with the theory....
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Uruguay Wines – Coming Of Age
Do you know the problem many wine lovers share? We are creatures of habit. Once we develop our inner “favorite wine” profile, we don’t let any changes happen to it. We like what we like. Never heard of...
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Rare Grapes, Obscure Tasting
What is your take on wines made from rare, unknown grapes? I can tell you about mine – I love them. I have two reasons for that. Well, it might be even just one, but with two sides, I guess. First, I’m...
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Deceptive Simplicity: Masciarelli Linea Classica
Simple is an interesting word to use around food and wine – there is a lot of dependency on the context. I love simple recipes – one of my favorite recipes for sauteed eggplant has only 5 ingredients...
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2021 UGCB Vintage Preview
Do you ever get the feeling that you already did something, and then, after spending a good half an hour looking for it you realize that you only thought about doing that but actually you never have?...
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