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It's A Vegetarian Thanksgiving Perfect for Breaking Out of the ordinary with a Wild, White Rhone Blend Not too long ago I received a request from a fan on Facebook to put together a vegetarian menu...

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 am a medical librarian at a community hospital in N. Central Mass, whose working hours were recently downsized. I did my first wine tasting four weeks ago, and found a moderately priced Spanish Rioja that was a very...

Pairing Roast Turkey and Syrah By Forming a Flavor Bridge As many of you know I adore Nebbiolo, and have a soft spot in my heart for aged California Cabernet. What may be surprising to many is that...

Expectations and experience tend to soften excitement in wine, muffling the high pitch of greatness to meager moans. It can be difficult to savor the high highs once a sensory resume has been established, just as the...

Tasting Steaks and Red Wine With some surprising results With the weather rapidly changing, it’s just about time to put the grill away for the winter. Well not for all of us, but many will have to...

Winter White Wonderland   The Cotes Du Rhone wine region is a place of mystery to many American wine drinkers.  If pressed, your average wine lover might be able to specify that Rhone is actually an area in France but...

Spicy Green Chili Stew and a Fiesty Red Mencia from Spain tames this bold dish As the weather cools and my thoughts turn to hearty stews and braises, it’s nice to be able to transition slowly from...

hmmm...Amarone...no...Barolo...no...o.k. ...both? only one huh? Amarone by a nose and only if i'd have to pick one. It gets my eyes first every time i wander over to the higher priced wines. hate when that happens!...

YES. This summer in NJ we went to a newer "hot spot" that subsequently was even ... Livio Felluga Pinot Grigio (over priced but at least I knew what I was getting). I watched silently in horror as the waitress practically...