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18 Wines to Buy Now: Bordeaux and Burgundy

By Gregory Dal Piaz

A few weeks ago I wrote an introduction to the great cellarable wines of France. Today, I want to begin to follow up on that topic, exploring where one might...

February 22, 2011 in Wine Reviews
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The Best of Bordeaux and Burgundy To Buy Today

By Gregory Dal Piaz

With so many great wines out there it is difficult to know most and impossible to know them all. What follows are wines from Bordeaux and Burgundy that I...

February 22, 2011 in Wine Reviews
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Affordable French Wines

By Gregory Dal Piaz

Last week, I started a rundown of cellarable wine. I hate the term “collectible” -- they’re not freaking stamps, and you don’t collect cheese or...

February 15, 2011 in Wine Regions
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A Little Bit of Malbec

By Gregory Dal Piaz

Malbec seems as though it is always preceded by the word "Argentine" these days, though the cringe-worthy alternative “Argentinian” is probably even more...

February 14, 2011 in Wine Reviews
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France in the Cellar

By Gregory Dal Piaz

One of the joys of wine geekery is the selecting, buying, cellaring, and eventual consumption of wines. Establishing one’s cellar, and all that entails, is...

February 7, 2011 in Wine Regions
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French Sparkling Wine

By Gregory Dal Piaz

Any discussion of sparkling wine should begin at the beginning, in Champagne. The only wines that can truly be called Champagne come from grapes grown in the...

December 27, 2010 in Wine Varieties
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Most Expensive French Wines

By Gregory Dal Piaz

If you ever wondered if price is some sort of corollary with quality in wine, I’m here to answer your question. The answer is yes, and no, sometimes, but...

November 29, 2010 in Commentary
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Top-Priced French Wines

By Gregory Dal Piaz

(Full page) If you ever wondered if price is some sort of corollary of quality in wine, I’m here to answer your question. The answer is yes, and no,...

November 29, 2010 in Wine Regions
Exploring Burgundy

By Gregory Dal Piaz

(Full page) Let me start off by letting you know that I am smart enough to not attempt to conquer Burgundy in a single bound. In fact, even two will only...

November 24, 2010 in Wine Regions
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Wine 101 - The Wines of Burgundy

By Gregory Dal Piaz

Let me start off by letting you know that I am smart enough to not attempt to conquer Burgundy in a single bound. In fact, even two will only just begin to...

November 24, 2010 in Wine Regions
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