Wine Beer Supermarket

• December 2010

  This CA girl tasted a pretty decent NZ sauv blanc at a gallery opening in SF last nite.  It was not an expensive wine... was a Koura Bay Awatere Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2009.  Looked it up... was abt. $12, nothing exceptional.  But it piqued my curiosity...Any recommendations for a wonderful NZ Sauv Blanc?  This one had lots of citrus, pineapple,... Read More

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• December 2010

  I am in upper New York State and I have looked all over the internet looking to purchase this wine. I need some information please- Help Read More

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• November 2010

  Hello all!! My husband and I enjoy wine. He is really good at picking blind, but then he favors Chiantis and Maison Louis Jadot and has never gone wrong. He can even pick, let's say a Portuguese wine -which we love- and it will be good.I, on the other hand, love to read about wine and investigate. I don't always do as well. For example, I just w... Read More

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• October 2010

  You're on death row, you're asked what you wish your last meal to be. What would you want your last meal to be,and which wine would you have with it? Read More

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• September 2010

  Congressional Hearing: HR5034 Live Video, Testimony, Witness ListWed. Sept 29,  11 am Eastern, 8 am Pacific Beer, wine and spirits wholesalers take over the entire business? Read some background to this bill, and what's happening with it at:Dr. VinoFermentationWine SpectatorStop HR5034 Read More

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• August 2010

  The Vuelta e Espana starts today.  In honor of this three week long cycling grand tour race I am planning to focus my attention on the wines of Spain for the next three weeks or so.What recommendations do you have for wines from Spain?  The race begins in Sevilla and goes counter-clockwise through Alicante, Barcelona, Bilbao and then finishing i... Read More

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• August 2010

  What are the "must-have-wines" when you visit a wine bar?  Or just stuff you'd really like to see. This can become tricky with "by-the-glass" stuff, because I imagine people can become quite cautious with a glass of wine above the $12 figure. Any insights?? Read More

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• June 2010

  So we're all here and we see that many of us got bitten by the sweet white wine bug, only to move on? My wine life begn  ightIalandne, ent through almost everything else, ends with medium to light Italian red wines, only to start the circuit again, yes my tastes change, evolve and vary! So where did you start, where are you, where do you want to... Read More

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• February 2010

  http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/sour-grapes-gallo-victim-of-wine-worlds-biggest-con-1891748.htmlE&J Gallo's 2007 Red Bicyclette Pinot Noir was said by the company to have "the dark fruit aromas and flavours of black cherry and ripe plum". But when a French court case concludes in 10 days' time, the American winery may... Read More

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• January 2010

  Here's an article I just ran across that points to an issue that has been looming larger for several years now:http://www.napavalleyregister.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/wine/columnists/dan-berger/article_704bc688-0712-11df-a231-001cc4c002e0.htmlThe sentiments in it have been expressed several times on these boards. GregDP has moaned recently... Read More

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