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Invisible, Man (Sampling New Stemware from Ravenscroft)
Given its name, you’d expect the “invisibles collection” – a new line of glassware from crystal makers Ravenscroft, to be light, and probably thin. You’d be right of course, based on the stemware sample that they sent to me recently.…
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Baby’s Got Malbec (Heading to the International Malbec Days in Cahors)
If you live in the U.S. (and chances are high that if you’re reading this, you are in the U.S.), then it’s likely that you’ve been drinking some low-priced Malbec wine lately. Don’t take my word for it – for…
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Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-05-15
06 Ravines Dry Riesling (Finger Lakes): Going for “steely” and hitting the mark w/ fennel, floral, and a firm acid structure. $17 B # 08 Ravines Argetsinger Vineyard Dry Riesling (Finger Lakes): The Asian pear & sweet apple are good…
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Not Just Riesling Country: The Finger Lakes’ Case for Cool Climate Reds
“They already got themselves a woodchuck today.” Sam Argetsinger was leading a slow but determined downhill walking pace, flanked by his two dogs who had done the woodchuck hunting before we’d arrived. He is stout, and affable, and his wide…
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