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The Otter Badgers of Wine Reviews: Joining the Wine Rating Revolution
Sorry – couldn’t resist. I mean, just look at those cute, furry-cuddly, viciously-fanged mammals over there! I mean “other badges” of wine reviews, of course – in my case, I’m the late-comer to the wine badge review par-tay masterminded by…
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“Deep” Freeze = “Deep” Discounts? Thoughts on N. Cal’s Strange Summer Days
It’s not really a deep freeze, of course – it’s simply been a wet and (very) mild Summer in Northern California. Just about anything with leaves that produces fruit was weeks behind schedule in terms of ripening. If you scan…
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Weekly Twitter Wine Mini-Reviews Round-up for 2010-08-21
06 d’Arenberg “The Sticks & Stones” (McLaren Vale): The violet nose will never hurt you. But the hot finish might sting a little bit. $35 B 09 Frisk Prickly Riesling/Muscat Gordo (Victoria): Gives a whole new (fruity) meaning to having…
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Step Forward For Big Brother, Step Backward For PA Wine Lovers
Last week, the excellent (and hilarious) Tom Johnson published an article titled “Pennsylvania, Cradle of Liberty” in which he highlighted a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article about the expansion of PA’s wine kiosk device. Besides Tom’s normally laugh-out-loud funny and on-point commentary,…
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