December 2012
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Talking Wine With Aldis Hodge Of TNT’s Hit Show LEVERAGE
What’s the point of drinking something that makes you thirsty? – Aldis Hodge Hollywood’s got no shortage of wine tie-in attempts. Most fall prey to one of two tired clichés: either they play off of some outdated wine snob douche-baggery, or they over-emphasize the romantic…
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Wine Reviews: Weekly Mini Round-Up For December 10, 2012
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: Windows On The World Complete Wine Course Giveaway Edition!
Welcome to the Weekly Wine Quiz, you lushes oh vino-inspired peoples! This week, we are combining the quiz with a giveaway, the giveaway item happening to also be the source of said quiz: the brand-spankin’-new edition of Kevin Zraly’s excellent (and long-running) Windows On The…
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Bumping Into A 1959 (And Marion Cotillard) In Bordeaux
This past September while touring the less-appreciated side of Bordeaux as a guest of Planete Bordeaux, we wrapped up our jaunt with a boat ride, before which we tossed back some cured meats and a lot of tasty and inexpensive Bordeaux whites and rosés, and…
