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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

How Much Alcohol Cooks Off?

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In my last post, a recipe for mulled wine , I mentioned that simmering the wine on the stove for 5 minutes would leave most of the alcohol i...
Saturday, December 21, 2013

Mulled Wine Recipe

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I love mulled wine on a cold day.  I drank some a few weeks ago at Dickens on the Strand in Galveston, decided to serve it at a holiday part...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Interesting Links

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For your internet browsing pleasure... theboysclub.net has an attractive poster to help us navigate the wide world of glassware: Hav...
Friday, December 13, 2013

Top Holiday Wines at Whole Foods

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Last night I got to taste some of Whole Foods’ Top 10 Holiday Wines along with a delicious cheese plate.  Thanks to Jeanette and Arwen at t...
Saturday, December 7, 2013

Party Wines on a Budget

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On his popular blog, Spec's fine wine buyer Bear Dalton has recently posted a collection of budget wine recommendations.  He covers red...
Thursday, December 5, 2013

Texas Wineries: Fairhaven Vineyards

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Fairhaven Vineyards is part of the Piney Woods Trail in north-east Texas.  The vineyard and tasting room are not far off I-20, near Tyl...
Sunday, December 1, 2013

Tasting and Comparing 3 Chiantis

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A friend in the industry recently sent me 3 Chiantis to taste (this was the original inspiration for the Chianti Cheat Sheet ).  So I had a...
Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Another Vote for Pewsey Vale

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Jeremy Parzen, often known as Do Bianchi, writes the Wine Time column for the Houston Press food blog "Eating...Our Words."  Toda...
Monday, November 25, 2013

Ideas for Thanksgiving

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Here are some thoughts to help you select a wine (or wines) for Thanksgiving. Whites: I've never seen a recommendation to serve V...
Friday, November 22, 2013

The IRF Sweetness Scale & Cheap Dry Riesling

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Riesling can be a problematic wine, because it can range from fully dry to fully sweet, and it's not always obvious from the label wher...