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Month: April 2010

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Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-04-17

Posted on April 17, 2010April 17, 2010 by 1WineDude

08 Jules Taylor Pinot Gris (Marlborough): Pure stone fruits & creamy complexity make for a jewel from Jules. Best JT I've had yet. $15 B # 07 Michael David Petite Petit (Lodi): Name is equal billing but it's mostly PS w/ some PV. Big, black, bold, & maybe a little Bretty. $18 B- # 08…

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Wine and Music: The Latin Party With Italian Wine Edition (Giveaway!)

Posted on April 15, 2010April 15, 2010 by 1WineDude

Alright folks – time for another giveaway, this week featuring a brand new release from leading World Music label Putumayo.  The new CD, titled Latin Party, is a funky, dance-infused, eclectic mix of tunes from Latin American artists, and features bands hailing from Cuba, the U.S., Peru, Columbia, Mexico, and Jamaica. From the album press…

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1WineDoody Time at the House of Hosemaster

Posted on April 14, 2010 by 1WineDude

Just a very quick tidbit today, to point you over to the house of the venerable king of wine blogging satirical musings, the HoseMaster of Wine (a.k.a. comedian and former sommelier Ron Washam) where last week 1WD was masterfully roasted in effigy.  Consider me as charred as the inside of a heavily toasted American oak…

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“If I was anywhere but rural Italy, I’d feel like a total scumbag” (Guest Post by Matthew Gavin Frank)

Posted on April 13, 2010July 9, 2017 by 1WineDude

Following is a guest post from Chicago-born poet and food-and-travel writer Matthew Gavin Frank, who is, by the account of any reasonably sane person, a very interesting guy. Frank has, at turns, held the following jobs: proprietor of an Alaskan breakfast joint menu designer for Julia Roberts’s private parties in Taos sommelier for Chefs Rick…

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