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Wine is Bottled Poetry
And sometimes, wine can be anything but bottled poetry, more like a bad nursery rhyme, a twisted limerick or even blank verse. But at its best, it is indeed just that – pure poetry. In this blog, I will attempt to avoid sounding like a bad nursery rhyme, but hope that any poetry I find in the bottle will find some expression on this blog.
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Rioja’s New Whites: Back to the Future
Today’s Rioja Blanco is blazing new trails, looking forward while continuing to leverage a glorious past
Dec 11, 2024
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Garagiste Festival Lucky 13! Thirteen Memories for Our Thirteenth Anniversary
As we head into our 13th anniversary of the Garagiste Festival in Paso Robles (Nov 8-9), we looked back to see if we could pinpoint our top
Oct 23, 2024
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The Wine Moment I Will Never Forget: Chianti spritzer on the beach, circa 1964
It was on the map but, as we came around the mountain, the village wasn’t there. A set of bells sat, incongruously, on the side of the road,
Sep 6, 2024
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Have Some Madeira, My Dear, You Really Have Nothing to Fear....
Madeira with its long history, complex flavors and food friendliness is the perfect holiday wine!
Nov 20, 2023
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ARTICLE: WWC23 – The Wine Student, by Melanie Webber
Source Article: https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/wwc23-wine-student-melanie-webber
Jul 7, 2023
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The Mountains are Calling: A Taste of Foradori Wines
Trentino's Foradori wines are highly sought after: 70% of them are exported to 50 different countries.
Nov 29, 2022
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The Mountains are Calling and I Must Go: Foradori Wines
From the first time I heard about Northern Italy’s Foradori winery, I wanted to visit. The dramatic background of the Dolomites..
Nov 29, 2022
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Southern Oregon in Seven Fabulous Wine and Food Pairings (plus three pairing don’ts)
Last year, the annual Wine Media Conference took me to Southern Oregon, a wine region often overlooked
Sep 22, 2022
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Food and Wine Pairing: Six Basic Principles to Build Confidence
One of my favorite things to teach my Wine and Spirit Educational Trust students is wine and food pairing, and I especially appreciate the s
Sep 20, 2022
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From Nun to Nirvana: Putting the Sweet Back on Your Wine List!
PART THREE : GETTING STARTED - Sweet Wine Secrets of Australia and Bordeaux
Aug 23, 2022
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From Nun to Nirvana: Putting the Sweet Back on Your Wine List!
PART TWO: A Tale of Beauty and the Beast - How Sweet Wine Gets Sweet
Jul 3, 2022
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From Nun to Nirvana: Dispelling Sweet Wine Myths and Putting the Sweet Back on Your Wine List!
What makes me sad about sweet wine……the sins of a nun and other stories
Jun 17, 2022
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The Garagiste Festival: The Wine World's Launching Pad & Best Festival - Returns to Solvang
A little under eleven years ago I was approached by Stewart McLennan and Doug Minnick about an idea they had
Jan 31, 2022
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Riverina Reconsidered Part Two: Small Producers Finding the Sunlight in the Shadow of Giants
Just before magic hour, as the blast of the sun had eased a bit, we headed out to Yarran winery in Yenda, about fifteen minutes from Griffit
Sep 15, 2020
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Riverina Reconsidered Part One: Small Producers Finding the Sunlight in the Shadow of Giants
Small Producers Finding the Sunlight in the Shadow of Giants: Griffith’s Small Town Charm and Mino & Co It took an hour and a half to fly...
Sep 10, 2020
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The Riverina Reconsidered
Could The Riverina be THE New Offbeat Wine Region to Visit in Australia?
Sep 1, 2020
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From Dust to Density: The Powerful Allure of Red Mountain Wines (part two)
One could not find a more enthusiastic evangelist for Red Mountain than JJ Williams, grandson of Kiona’s founder and a millennial...
Oct 4, 2019
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From Dust to Density: The Powerful Allure of Red Mountain Wines (part one)
The adventurer in me began to emerge – little did I know that that starkness was a preview of the kind of landscape we were headed for.
Sep 5, 2019
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Tannat: The Dark Horse of the Wine World finds Light in Uruguay…and Paso Robles!
The Southwest of France is one of the most interesting and under-appreciated wine regions in France.
Jan 3, 2019
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Macvin! Macvunderful! A wine that stands up to the heat
A surprising encounter with The Jura and one of its signature wines
Sep 1, 2015
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