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Blind Tasting
Blind TastingEarly on I had blogged about the responsibility of wine knowledge and how people rely on you for recommendations. I have found out the one...
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Unoaked Dub
For today's Wine and Music pairing I chose a refreshing 2006 California Chardonnay and a flavorful Dub album which was released in 2007. The wine is...
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The Omnibibers' Dilemma
I have prematurely become an old man in at least one respect, I yell at mass media devices when I am angry or upset. I haven't crossed the line to where I am...
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Food Pairing 101
I've said before that I'm a firm believer in drinking whatever one's heart desires; the rules can bend or break no matter the occasion, weather, or meal....
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A Postcard from Sicily
The Sicilians say, that Sicily is a great place to live but a terrible place to work. The have the sun, the sea, the wine and the women, but they don't have...
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Wine and the economy
This past Sunday I was at Loxton Cellars working at the tasting bar as I usually do. It was the Sunday of the Memorial Day weekend. Typically the Sunday...
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Monterey Pinot Noir
Monterey Pinot NoirHands up if you've had a wine from Monterey.Of the 850 wines that I've rated on Snooth, I've had around 15 from there. Pretty poor...
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Music and Wine
The concept of pairing wine and music has been gaining in popularity especially as a result of two recent news items. A paper published by Heriot Watt...
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London Calling
Trade fairs, no matter the trade, are a Darwinian exercise in survival of the fittest; specifically survival of the flashiest. I am often reminded of Bourbon...
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Chocolate and Wine?
While its rumored that the gods (Zeus in particular) devoured chocolate and wine every hour, on the hour, I've never been a huge fan of the combo. In fact,...
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Summer Time Reds 101
It seems with the turn in the weather, a lot of people are up in arms about what they “should” be drinking. Lately, a lot of my customers have been...
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Art and Music and Wine
Last week in the Snooth forums, Philip linked to a BBC news article that reported on a recent University study that claims background music has an impact on...
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$18,518.52 per bottle
A couple of weeks back I wrote in my What I've Learned post that, “consumers will always be price sensitive, but the goal is to create a conversation,...
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Birthday Bash Wines
To celebrate my husband's most recent birthday, we invited my cousin and her man over to our place for exuberant bash for four. And by exuberant I mean that...
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Say goodbye to Tocai
In April 2008 the name of an important Italian wine denomination will cease to exist: Tocai (pronounced: To-kah-ee) was part of a long tradition and wine...
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I put a spell on you, baby
I am sitting here with a glass of Sangiovese di Romagna – Fattorri Zerbina's Torre di Ceparano to be exact, more on that in a second – listening to Nina...
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Trust Me
In my last post I wrote about getting to Napa and Sonoma and getting through a day of wine tasting. Today I want to talk about trusting the man or woman...
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Breakfast Wines: Drinking with Eggs
We get a lot of wine pairing advice requests at the wine shop/wine bar where I work.Besides drinking wine on the cheap, it's my favorite thing about the...
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Burns Night
Burns NightOn Friday, January 25th Napa Valley residents celebrated the Immortal Memory of the “Ploughman Poet,” Robert Burns. The event was promoted as...
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Cooking With Wine
Lets be honest — the world of the oenophile is a...
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