January 2013
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A Post-Holiday Bargain Bottle Of Farmer Fizz (And How To Pour It!)
When Playboy.com asked me to put together a primer on Champagne (for the NYE celebration holiday season), I was sporting a seriously large sh*t-eating grin on my face. I mean, c’mon… the homework involved in that requires me to raid the sample pool for all…
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Are Wine Blogs Killing The Joy Of Drinking?
Mashable.com – the über-popular purveys of tech and pop-culture news – recently ran an op-ed style screed by Sandra Garson bemoaning the phenomenon of everyday folks blogging their exploration of food, and in particular, their forays into cooking. In other words, Garson decries the proliferation…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For January 7, 2013
So, like, what is this stuff, anyway? I taste a bunch-o-wine (technical term for more than most people). So each week, I share some of my wine reviews (mostly from samples) and tasting notes with you via twitter (limited to 140 characters). They are meant…
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Weekly Wine Quiz: Honey, I’m Late (Harvested)!
Welcome to the Weekly Wine Quiz! This week, I’m kicking off a series of questions about German wine, and also trying a new Quiz format for the new year. Instead of using comments to reveal the answer, I’m directing you back to the Local Wine…
