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Thursday, August 28, 2014

My continuing quest for cheap, dry Rieslings

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As regular readers know, dry Riesling is quite possibly my favorite white wine.  Many good, dry Rieslings are priced around $20 (or more), ...
Friday, August 22, 2014

Wine Infographic: Riesling Cheat Sheet

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Next up in the wine cheat sheet series:  Riesling! See the full collection of wine cheat sheets here . To see the Cheat Sheet in f...
Friday, August 15, 2014

Drinking Barolo and Eating Rose Petals

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I've written before about how long to store and age wine ( the question of "when to drink" ) and admitted that I often wait t...
Saturday, August 2, 2014

Returning to Messina Hof for my 1st harvest and grape stomp!

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Most people who are interested in Texas wine have heard of Messina Hof winery.  It was established in 1977 by Paul and Merrill Bonarrigo, w...
Friday, August 1, 2014

Wine Infographic: New Zealand Wine Cheat Sheet

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Next up in the series:  New Zealand!  You're probably familiar with New Zealand's famous Sauvignon Blancs, but they make other wines...
Friday, July 25, 2014

Acustic Blanc from Spain

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I talk a lot about shopping at Spec's, because there's a big one near my house, it has a great selection, and the prices are reas...
Friday, July 18, 2014

Rosa Regale: Fresh, Crisp, Juicy, and Sweet

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If you like sweet wines, either for everyday drinking or just on occasion, and you have felt disappointed that most of your options are...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

Wine Infographic: Recognizing Top Quality German Wine

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As a follow-up to my German Wine Cheat Sheet from a few weeks ago, I'm sharing this guest infographic, which comes from the German auct...
Thursday, July 3, 2014

A Tuscan wine with simple, Tuscan-inspired food

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This week I planned to write about Banfi's Rosso di Montalcino.  As usual, I was tasting it on a weeknight, after a long day of work, h...
Friday, June 27, 2014

Wine Infographic: German Wine Cheat Sheet

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Next up in the series: Germany!  German white wines are wonderful to drink in the summer heat, so now is the time to explore them.  (See the...