Wines for Holiday Feasts
Wine writers have wallpapered the world with recommendations for Thanksgiving turkey, but comparatively few suggestions have been offered for year-end...
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Thanksgiving Wine Service Tips
Statistics show that millions of Americans drink wine on just a few days each year, and Thanksgiving is a big...
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Revelation Week
I’ve been writing about wine for 16 years now, and made my 1,000th site visit to a wine producer last...
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Travel Log: Rioja
If you have never had an opportunity to go winery touring in Rioja, but have an interest in what the...
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In Praise of Alsace Riesling
When people regard something that lies outside the cultural mainstream as peerlessly beautiful, it often bothers them that others don’t...
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Wine Tour Time: Dazzling Destinations in France
August is the year’s leading month for vacations and travel, and the economy is beginning to show signs of recovery,...
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Yet another Reason to Love Albariño
I can still remember how strikingly delicious my first taste of Albariño was, and how embarrassed I was in the...
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Sherry Surprise: Terrific at the Table
They say that confession is good for the soul, so here goes: Although I have been a lover of Sherry...
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Franz’s First Perfect
We virtually never post reviews in this blog space, but this is an exception worth making. I’ve been reviewing wines...
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Going Local: The Way to a Wine Culture for the USA
There’s a good chance that a very promising development on the American wine scene has been sneaking up on you...
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Michael Franz’s 2008 Producer and Wine of the Year
Producer of the Year: Penfolds At a time when Australian wine seems beset by persistent problems affecting its reality as...
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