Virtue

• August 2013

  Hi! I've been so busy (lots of work related travel) - I've ... ... ... Washington, BC) - by virtue of access if nothing else. This access is also inherantly limited by the sad truth that I don't have any wines with some cellaring time. This is really the first year I've gotten into wine that doesn't fall into the "drink now" category. I did g... Read More

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• February 2013

  Saw this story about Antonio Galloni leaving the Wine Advocate.  (I first saw it somewhere else, but this was the easiest one to link to today.)  I haven't got any particular sense of what Galloni likes, although one kind of assumes that Parker would hire someone somewhat in his own image if he was planning to turn over some of the areas Bob has... Read More

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• January 2012

  The discussion about "natural wine" Vs "industrial wine" is really hot in Italy. After hundred of posts, articles and discussion i can resume my opinion: 1) i like good wines, 2) i don't like bad wines, i can just add i particulary love territorial good wines.Too much simple?There's some hot discussion around and not for all the issue is so simp... Read More

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• August 2011

  So over the past few weeks, I’ve put together some ideas for what to ... ... worthy of appreciation by virtue of its origin, process or vintage. Who gives a crap? That’s talk reserved for the wine geek community who seem to relish iconoclastic, ideologically-driven arguments that no one ever wins because everyone is thoroughly convinced by the... Read More

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• April 2011

  Since Vine Master Fanucci started such an interesting discussion about hillside ... ... how 'bout we tackle the virtues of old vines.Every time I've asked a winemaker if they think old vines make more complex wines they equivocate. Is this marketing hoo-hah? I've gotten replies like "old vine Zin is complex because it's usually not just Zin - ... Read More

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• February 2011

   I have a friend that loves italian wine ( he's from Sicily ), so one day I went over to this great wine shop that dealt exclusively with italian wines and picked up a bottle for him. A week later he told me that the wine was so bad that he poured it down the drain, now, I didn't buy a 3 dollar wine, it wasn't bottom of the totum pole stuff. So,... Read More

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• December 2010

  When you start planning your post-Holiday wine tasting adventures check out ... that searches wineries by virtue of their tasting room FEE and tasting room Menu. For only $2.99 you get access to nearly 800 wineries (Napa and Sonoma included). Wine Tasting Tab will help you whittle down the list to the county, varietal, price, menu and amenitie... Read More

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• April 2010

  2005 Tedeschi Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico...had it for about a year ... good!!  patience is a virtu Read More

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• March 2010

  I have been searching the internet all day and have gotten many different answers to this question. What are the classic courses of a seven course meal? I googled this and all answers were not the same. Is not there a typical list? Read More

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• February 2010

  hey, im looking to get a bottle or a few bottles of whithe and red wine from 1986 to give as a present, does anyone have any suggestions to which wine i should get and where? thanks Read More

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