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Thursday, December 18, 2014

Meet Ferrari (not the car, the sparkling wine!)

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Lately, I've been interested in learning about wines from higher altitudes (as you may have noticed from the Wine Altitude Cheat Sheet ...
Friday, December 12, 2014

The Wines of San Juan, Argentina

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When we think of wine from Argentina, we usually think of the Malbec grape and the region of Mendoza. In fact, there are many other wine re...
Friday, December 5, 2014

Wine Infographic: Wine Altitude Cheat Sheet

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Altitude is an important factor affecting grapes and wine. Here's your cheat sheet for what it does, why it matters, and which wine regi...
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Monday, November 24, 2014

Wine Gifts to Buy Online

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I do most of my Christmas shopping online, because I don't have time to hunt through stores. If you have friends or family interested in...
Friday, November 21, 2014

Wines for Thanksgiving

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I've been drinking more Texas wine lately, so this year I'm serving Texas wine at Thanksgiving.  I like to offer guests a red and a ...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

How to Host a Chianti Tasting Party

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Recently I received 3 Chiantis to try (full disclosure: these were sent to me as samples), so I set up a tasting party with some friends wh...
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Friday, November 7, 2014

Wine + ale + fungus = something surprisingly good.

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Last week I posted the Botrytis (Noble Rot) Wine Cheat Sheet , about the fungus that impacts many of the world's great dessert wines....
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Friday, October 31, 2014

Wine Infographic: Botrytis (Noble Rot) Cheat Sheet

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Botrytis cinerea , often called Noble Rot, is a fungus that is essential to some of the most famous, expensive, and delicious dessert wines ...
Friday, October 24, 2014

Texas Two-Step from the Dancing Bee Winery

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About a year ago I visited the Dancing Bee Winery and Meadery.  It's roughly 80 miles north-east of Austin and part of the San G...
Thursday, October 16, 2014

The Ultimate Guide to 73 Pumpkin Ales in Houston

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(I update this list every time I taste a new pumpkin ale...Last updated September 28, 2021.) About this time every year, I become obse...