wine tasting
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Judging the Judges: Study Shows Wine Judges Aren’t That Reliable (or does it…?)
The Journal of Wine Economics has just published a study authored by Robert T. Hodgson titled An Examination of Judge Reliability at a major U.S. Wine Competition. The reported findings should make the fodder for about 10,000 wine blog articles over the next few weeks.…
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Blind Tasting Smackdown: East Coast Vs. West Coast!
Actually, it’s not so much a smackdown as, it turns out, a comparison of apples and oranges. Or, a comparison of Old World style vs. New World style. After visiting both Opus One and Penns Woods Winery, located on the Left and Right Coasts, respectively,…
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Has Anyone Ever Told You that You Look Exactly Like… a Drunk? (Dispatch from a Wine Tasting Room)
I’m guessing that most of you out there have probably been to a wine tasting room in a winery before, and went there to sample that winery’s wines. Which means that the same number of you have probably encountered at least one severely drunken patron…
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How to Tell When a Wine Guy Knows His Stuff (Teikoku CA Wine Tasting)
This week, I had the pleasure of attending (yet another) amazing wine pairing dinner at the fabulous Teikoku restaurant in Newtown Sqaure, PA. I know that you’re already sick of hearing about how much I love Teikoku, so I will mention only this: If you…
