May 2016 Archives

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The Never Ending Search for Great Wine general

The Never Ending Search for Great Wine

A few years back as I started to become interested in wines, I was searching for a really great wine that I could dependably go back to time after time. While the search for a great wine was a fun adventure, it never seemed to converge on a wine that...

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Do You Know Primitivo? general

Do You Know Primitivo?

It’s always fun to find and try new and different wines. And, when it comes to exploring “Old World Wines” it can be even more of an adventure. That’s what happened to me when studying the shelves of Italian wines. I came across a completely unknown ...

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Is Your Wine Too Hot, Too Cold or Just Right? general

Is Your Wine Too Hot, Too Cold or Just Right?

It is said that most American’s drink their white wines too cold and their red wines too warm. And I’ve certainly observed this myself. Wine flavors can be amazing, but serving a wine too cold or too warm can significantly affect a wine’s flavors. W...

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Where Do Corks Come From? general

Where Do Corks Come From?

During a visit to the Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma California, I stopped at the beautiful Ferrari-Carano winery. After tasting their wonderful wines, my server stated that walking their gardens was not to be missed. And while in the gardens, he said to...

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