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Clos LaChance Petite Sirah Vertical - $49.99
Woot Wine! &bull YesterdayWine.woot launches a wine event every weekday. And yet the folks at Clos LaChance chose the noble hummingbird as a brand symbol for two reasons: the first was its beauty, and the second how well it keeps other bird away from the grapes. Can you imagine that? A tiny hummingbird interdicting a no-fly zone around the Clos LaChance vineyards? Strange… Full Story »
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Amazing BioD Dinner 2/26 @ Rouge Tomate
The Feiring Line &bull Yesterday
Ma fille francaiseis culling a great group of vignerons, Leclapart, Josmeyer, Breton, Nicolas + Virginie Joly, Emmanuel Giboulot, Stephane Tissot and the explosive Ales Kristanci from Movia. and wines over at her restaurant, Rouge Tomate. If you've got $195 for… Full Story »
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Otter Cove Whites - $49.99
Woot Wine! &bull YesterdayJust Otter The Words My pitches for Otter Cove white wine ads. My pitches for Otter Cove white wine ads. Thank you for seeing me on such short notice, Mr. Cove. "It's Richard. Richard Oh. My name is not Otter Cove. We went over this on the phone." Right, right. Sorry. Anyway, I just wanted to start by thanking you for making such delicious wines. The 2006 Gewurztraminer, with With its… Full Story »
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Wines Gone Wild Redhead and Blondie - $74.99
Woot Wine! &bull YesterdayLaying down the law 3 simple rules for my wine and cheese party. Hello all, First, I just wanted to say thank you for RSV Ping for my wine and cheese party this Friday. The wine for the evening will be Wines Gone Wild Redhead and Blondie. When I've served this wine… Full Story »
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Musings on the Manhattan
Benito's Wine Reviews &bull Yesterday
As long time readers should know, though I enjoy inventing new cocktails and having fun with mixology, at heart I adore the classics. My two favorites are the Martini and Manhattan, and which one I prefer at any given moment depends a lot on mood… Full Story »
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Esterlina Cole Ranch Reserva Pinot Noir - $79.99
Woot Wine! &bull Feb 21, 2012We're All At This Point Now This late in the month, our New Year's resolutions are falling by the wayside. That deal to not eat chocolate? Really being tested, right? Or maybe you said "No more cherry pie!" Yeah, that's getting difficult a few weeks in. But listen, stay strong. Keep going. Because the 2008… Full Story »
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Saxon Brown Syrah 3-Pack
Woot Wine! &bull Feb 21, 2012Wine: Not always for drinking You know what's they say: two's company, three's the perfect number for juggling. These Saxon Brown wines are classy wines, which is important. When you're juggling them. That's what you guys are here for, right? Why else would you be looking at a three-pack, the optimal number of bottles for wine-juggling? Because you want to drink them? No.… Full Story »
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Platter's South African Wine Guide
Spittoon &bull Feb 21, 2012
Not sure I quite understand the significance of the coffee pot that Bertus Fourie is shown pouring his wine from on page 312; but it has something to do with being an innovator. This latest edition of the South African… Full Story »
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Four Vines 2009 Old Vine Zinfandel
wineintro &bull Feb 21, 2012
Four Vines 2009 Old Vine Zinfandel 14.4% alc $10 - jammy raspberry cinnamon, good for sweet wine lovers. What are you drinking tonight? Full Story »
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New Hospital Cuisine: Dishes Made to Order
Wall Street Journal - Food & Drink &bull Feb 21, 2012
Pnina Peled, executive chef at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, recently faced an unusual culinary challenge: A teenage cancer patient wanted pizza, but chemotherapy treatments had dulled the girl's taste buds and she could only taste lemon. This kid liked Italian food, and we couldn't think of a lemon-flavored pizza because we kept thinking of tomato sauce," says Ms. Peled. After some trial and error, the chef created a pizza with a lemon Alfredo sauce for the young patient. Getting patients in a cancer hospital to eat is a challenge. But the children don't understand why food doesn't taste… Full Story »
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Updated Review: **** $ Cameron Hughes Lot 49 (Les Sentius) Priorat DOQ, Spain, 2004 - BEST VALUE
Spirit of Wine &bull Feb 20, 2012
Wine tastings, reviews, ratings and commentary from around the world... Over a million visitors to more than 1,500 wines already reviewed... Get between me and this wine bottle at your own risk!!" Find Les Sentius prices and retail availability.By way of background: Cameron Hughes Lot 49 is a Priorat DOQ blend… Full Story »
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Jefford on Monday: Organic and Beyond
Decanter - Blogs &bull Feb 20, 2012
It's been a long pregnancy, but the baby is, at last, almost with us. In the next few weeks, the European regulations regarding 'organic wine' (as opposed to 'wine made with organically grown grapes') are due to be published in the EU's Journal official. The regulations come into force on August 1st this year, and can be applied retrospectively to wines from the 2011 harvest,… Full Story »
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Montegrossoli "Podere Ciona" 2008 wine review by (PB)
The Wine Cask Blog &bull Feb 18, 2012
Black cherry hue with bouquet of sweet cherry/berry fruit atypical for a wine comprised of 100% Sangiovese. A touch of cedar and dill highlight a wine that smells more like a Cabernet. Palate--My notes for this were non-existent but the… Full Story »
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Sweet red wine, part II
The Wine Curmudgeon &bull Feb 18, 2012
This is the second of two parts looking at sweet red wine, which could become as important to the wine business as white zinfandel once was. Today, a look at sweet reds and what they taste like. Part I on Feb. 17 explored the whys and wherefores of sweet red's growth. Talk to any wine drinker -- even experienced ones -- and one of the adjectives they always use is smooth. And that, in one word, is what sweet red wine delivers -- and what the seemingly infinite number of new sweet reds is trying to capitalize on. Because the… Full Story »
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Foppiano Sonoma Petite Sirah - $54.99
Woot Wine! &bull Feb 17, 2012Wine.woot launches a wine event every weekday. On the nose, robust blackberry and dark chocolate are the predominant aromatics with a touch of anise and white pepper. The fruity aromas follow on the tongue, commingled with full-bodied black cherry, blueberry,… Full Story »
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Wine: When Rules Clash With Wine-Making Traditions
New York Times - Dining and Wine &bull Feb 17, 2012
A feud in in the Loire over a classification system for sweet wines turns personal. Full Story »
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Wine: 50 Hectares and a Duel
New York Times - Dining and Wine &bull Feb 17, 2012
A selection of sweet wines from the Coteaux-du-Layon and Quarts-de-Chaume areas of the Loire Valley. Full Story »
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Tasting the Wines in the Spring 2012 VINsider Club Shipment
Tablas Creek Vineyard Blog &bull Feb 16, 2012
The 2010 harvest has been late but so far looks sensational. The later ripening has also had the added advantage of lower light angles and lots of great photograph opportunities. The end of September is a great time to walk the vineyard. Most varieties are ripe or nearly so, but most of the fruit is still on the vines. And you get a great chance to see where everything is. We're harvesting our last Grenache Blanc and Syrah this week, and our first Grenache Noir and Roussanne. Mourvedre, Counoise, and Picpoul are still a few weeks off. But the vineyard… Full Story »
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I wish more Chilean wines were like this
Wine Anorak &bull Feb 16, 2012
Costero Syrah 2008 from Vina Leyda, in the Leyda Valley. Bright, vivid, peppery. Sweet fruit, but not too sweet. Some notes of olive. Black cherry and blackberry fruit, with a hint of Chileanness, but not too much. It was a… Full Story »
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a round-up of Alsace wines demonstrating quality and diversity
Wine Pages &bull Feb 16, 2012
It was a tasting that certainly showed Alsace's diversity, with wine styles including sparkling, bone-dry and fully sweet. Full Story »
