Balanced, Complex and Charismatic: My Eight Favorite Wines from 2018
Although evaluating and scoring wines is far from an exact science, it’s clear that certain standards must be met in...
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Cin Cin a tutti! Cheers to All with Franciacorta
Franciacorta, Italy’s sparkling wine region par excellence, is a relatively young appellation (granted DOC in 1967 and DOCG in 1995). ...
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Cocktail Corner: Flying High
Two of my favorite cocktails–one a classic, the other a contemporary creation–share an airplane theme. The Aviation, a pre-Prohibition sweet,...
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A Tale of Two Vintners
Wine comes in three colors: White, red and pink. American vintners come mostly in one color: White. Skin color obviously...
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Cocktail Corner: Gin Julep
Four ingredients go into the making of traditional mint juleps: Bourbon, fresh mint, simple syrup, and crushed ice. The classic...
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Jed Steele: Populist Winemaker
Tall enough to have been a basketball player (which in fact he was, at Gonzaga University), Jed Steele is also...
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Cocktail Corner: The Date Night
I was “jonesing” for a Manhattan on a recent summery evening. Of course, I might have had a Brooklyn, a...
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Exploring The Mid-Atlantic Wine Trails
Many—maybe even most—readers of Wine Review Online have visited Napa Valley and Sonoma County, and may also have traveled further...
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Cocktail Tip: The Gesundheit
With luck, warmer weather means we’ll soon be seeing the end of cold and flu season. Meanwhile, most of us,...
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Interview with Burgess Cellars Winemaker Kelly Woods
Burgess Cellars can trace its origins to the 1880s, when Italian immigrant Carlo Rossini planted grapes and started a wine...
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Today, Not Tomorrow: Try this Amaro
Name: Vecchio Amaro Del Capo Producer: Distilleria Caffo Region/Country: Calabria, Italy Importer: Skurnik Price: $20 Amaro (Italian for bitter) and...
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