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Beaujolais Nouveau can be delicious with lots of red fruit and flowers on the nose. The short finish and lack of pretense seems entirely appropriate as the enjoyment of rapidly fermented macerated wines is supposed to be...

It went great, I was just going to wait till I had a moment to collect my thoughts on the subject. THese best part about this group is that everyone in really into experimenting. You'd be amazed by how many different...

Our local big liquor store chain who is generally pretty unbeatable for prices on wine, beer and liquor, had a BV tasting at one of their locations tonight. It was quite far away, but I knew they were including the...

Goulash: The ultimate comfort food Zinfandel: The ultimate comfort wine Nostalgia is a powerful thing, especially when it comes to food.  Having grown up only blocks away from some of the best...

i wanted to take a second to give praise for one of the domestic labels that dmcker had mentioned above, domaine carneros. there french counter part, taittinger, does an exceptional job producing great sparkling wine at...

What's going on Terri, I work at Sullivan's Steakhouse in Leawood, Kansas and like you, I am learning quite a bit about wine. I've recently attended a few wine and champagne tastings. I definitely recommend spitting,...

Moscato, or muscat, is one of the oldest grapes known. It's found all over. Good examples are in France, Spain, Italy, and elsewhere. It's a very aromatic grape and because it smells so nice, people expect it to be...

Black Box: The 3 Liter Solution Or how to win $10,000 with out even trying (that hard) Box wine holds an increasingly important appeal in today’s marketplace. Not only can you feel good about...

A Bootful of Wine - Tasting Notes from Italy A visit to Terrabianca Terrabianca is a medium sized winery in the heart of the Chianti region, in Radda, located just north of Sienna. It is owned by a German, Roberto...