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Category: Recent Columns
Christmas Day
• Merry Christmas. Continue reading “Christmas Day”
Other reds for Christmas
If red is your Christmas wine color, but cab is too tannic and merlot too mellow, there are other options for your holiday feast. Continue reading “Other reds for Christmas”
Cabernet sauvignon-merlot
In spite of fact that turkey and ham are not traditional pairs with bigger red wines, some of you holiday feasters don’t think you are drinking wine unless it is a teeth-staining, big-fruit bad boy. Continue reading “Cabernet sauvignon-merlot”
Chardonnay
We continue to review wines to help you pick pours promoting holiday joy. Continue reading “Chardonnay”
Zinfandel
Thanksgiving is tomorrow and you have not thought seriously about what wine you are going to buy. Continue reading “Zinfandel”
Sauvignon Blanc
Intimidated by need to pair wine with food for your grand holiday meal? Have no fear, two-word answer here: sauvignon blanc. Continue reading “Sauvignon Blanc”
Pinot Noir
Holidays mean different foods for different folks—turkey, ham, lamb, fish, throw in clutch of vegan demands and a beef steak dripping with blood. What is a host to pour for multifarious family and friends? Continue reading “Pinot Noir”
Riesling
Wine sellers adore Thanksgiving-Christmas-New Years. This is when non-wine drinkers drink wine, increasing store sales by as much as 25 percent. Continue reading “Riesling”
Wine faults
You are salivating in anticipation of the delicious steak/bird/fish and pour a special bottle for the occasion. Then, yikes, a goblin grabs your nose. Burnt matches. Wet cardboard. Freshly deposited stuff in a barnyard. Continue reading “Wine faults”