holiday wine
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Summer In The Bag: Putting Alternative Wine Packaging To The Cooler Test
In what has become an annual tradition within a tradition (which I suppose makes it some sort of Postmodern meta-tradition?), I’ve once again used my band’s appearance at the annual Summer Solstice music festival as an excuse to sneak in some “work.” The work, such…
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The Sipping Point, And The Springtime Rosé Tipping Point
It’s Easter, and therefore the advent of Springtime in the U.S. (or is that the other way around?), and whether or not you celebrate today’s holiday, chances are that you’ll now be inundated with wine recommendations imploring you to drink rosé. If you weren’t already,…
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Holiday Reservations (Putting Mondavi Reserves Under The Christmas Dinner Grindstone)
For all of my talk about not digging big-ass wines, I sure do seem to end up talking about a lot of “good” big-ass wines. Take this past Christmas, for example. We host some extended family every third Christmas or so, as part of a…
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And The Ultimate Holiday Gift For The Wine Lover On Your List Is…
…wine from “someplace else.” On the hook for giving a wine geek a holiday gift this season? Here’s some advice for ya. Skip the books. Skip the gimmicky wine gizmos that take up way more kitchen drawer space than they’re worth in actually, tired-and-true utility…
