You cheered when studies asserted health benefits of wine consumption. Continue reading “Wine amount & health”
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Where to buy wine
Where is best place to buy wine? Package store (liquor/wine/beer), wine market, on-line, winery club, grocery store, convenience store? An analysis. Continue reading “Where to buy wine”
New Years
Sparkling wines/Champagne are wonderful all the time, but New Year’s and weddings are when most people twist wire cages and pop mushroom corks. Continue reading “New Years”
Christmas pours
Your family Christmas meal is a great time for wine, but it is not a great time for great wine. Continue reading “Christmas pours”
Feast food pairings
You celebrate wine. Family members grudgingly acquiesce you know more about it than they do. They anoint you to select and, if they are deviously clever, to buy wine for a festive family meal. This is the season for such repasts and such familial strategies. Continue reading “Feast food pairings”
Unspeakable things
Gather close, my friends. We speak in whispers of unspeakable things. Continue reading “Unspeakable things”
Wine fun facts
Fun wine facts: Continue reading “Wine fun facts”
Thanksgiving wines 2 of 2
Surprise! Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. You were assigned to provide wine for your family’s feast, but you did not give it a thought until now. Continue reading “Thanksgiving wines 2 of 2”
Thanksgiving wines 1 of 2
Thanksgiving is the festive family feast where even people who don’t buy or drink wine very often buy and drink wine. Today’s column is for you. Continue reading “Thanksgiving wines 1 of 2”
Bonarda-Malbec
When a Bordeaux grape and South American terroir tumbled into passionate embrace, Argentinean vintners gave birth to an international legit hit in malbec. Continue reading “Bonarda-Malbec”