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Summer Time Reds 101

By CallieNYC

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...

May 26, 2008 in Wine Varieties
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Art and Music and Wine

By danpetroski

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...

May 21, 2008 in Commentary
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$18,518.52 per bottle

By danpetroski

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,...

April 23, 2008 in The Wine Lifestyle
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Birthday Bash Wines

By Kirstin

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...

March 24, 2008 in Commentary
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Say goodbye to Tocai

By Giampiero Nadali

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...

March 21, 2008 in Wine Regions
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I put a spell on you, baby

By Scibelli

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...

March 19, 2008 in Wine Reviews
Trust Me

By danpetroski

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...

February 27, 2008 in Commentary
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Breakfast Wines: Drinking with Eggs

By Kirstin

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...

February 19, 2008 in Wine & Food
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Burns Night

By danpetroski

Burns NightOn Friday, January 25th Napa Valley residents celebrated the Immortal Memory of the “Ploughman Poet,” Robert Burns. The event was promoted as...

January 30, 2008 in Wine Reviews
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Cooking With Wine

By toddself

Lets be honest — the world of the oenophile is a...

January 21, 2008 in Wine & Food
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Blasted Barcode

By CuriousWine

Say what you will. Wine is not a quilt; it's neither handmade nor one-of-a-kind. It is a commodity. Even if production is minuscule. 500 cases, for instance,...

January 18, 2008 in Commentary
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A Grand Tasting

By Philip

Mentioned briefly, last week, I was lucky enough to attend the New York Wine Experience Grand Tasting (like the event itself, quite a mouthful). It proved to...

October 30, 2007 in Commentary
Vintage Variations Among Labels

By CuriousWine

Vintage Variations Among LabelsThe label above upsets me. It is sloppy and thoughtless. A surplus of old labels inspired this winery to print a conspicuous...

October 29, 2007 in Commentary
Who Benefits From the Democratization of Wine?

By VeniVidiVini

“There is something approachable, unstuffy, even friendly in a bottle of Goats Do Roam compared with one of Côtes du Rhône.” The New York Times April...

October 24, 2007 in Commentary
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Napa Valley Harvest Update

By Philip

[Another treat today, as I have the pleasure of introducing Daniel Petroski, Assistant Winemaker at Larkmead Vineyards, where I was fortunate enough to...

September 25, 2007 in Winery Profiles
Decanting Vintage Port

By Philip

Decanting Vintage PortWhilst it is fun to do, there is no real mystery to mastering the act of decanting vintage port (or any other wine).Most people feel...

September 21, 2007 in Commentary
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