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Category: Recent Columns
Valentine wine
Note to male readers: Valentine’s Day happens next Tuesday. You are expected to do something romantic—so is she for that matter, but the consequence of a man ignoring the day is more dire than it is for people of the feminine persuasion. Continue reading “Valentine wine”
Malbec
Argentine malbec is a marvelous and amazing story. Continue reading “Malbec”
Frequent questions
People ask me what is my favorite wine or a related question—can I recommend a special wine to take to a party. Continue reading “Frequent questions”
Negatives & cures
More wine descriptors and some cures: Continue reading “Negatives & cures”
Negatives & cures
More wine descriptors and some cures: Continue reading “Negatives & cures”
Amarone
Today in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy computer-controlled drying fans are finishing their work or rustic straw mats are done cradling their bunches of grapes.
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Storing wine
You got lucky this holiday season and have excess wine you bought for Christmas, bottles your friends gifted you, and then there was your loss of restraint in the wine store before New Years (but we will not dwell on that).
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New Years
Tragically, up to 25 percent of sparkling wine consumed each year in America is consumed in arc between Christmastime and New Year’s Day.
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Christmas
While turkey is common at Christmas, gobblers do not have the roost they enjoy at Thanksgiving.
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