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How About Some French Fizz this Holiday Season?
Bubbles are perfect any day or any time of year; however, there is something about the holiday season that demands them. Sparkling wine is a perfect aperitif to get the party started, a great...
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Carmenère: A Search for Identity
It seems today as the world becomes smaller more people are seeking to understand their ancestry. A friend recently dove into an ancestry expedition to find not only genealogical ties to Native...
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Welcoming Winter with Côtes de Bordeaux
Darkness falls across the land on the longest day of year. An astronomical phenomenon in the Northern Hemisphere where the earth’s tilt on its axis is at the farthest point from the sun and the sun’s...
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6 California Wines Perfect for Your Holiday Table
The holiday rush is on. Hanukkah begins tomorrow. Christmas is just two days away. Have you bought all your gifts? Batteries? Wrapping paper? It’s time to turn your focus to the big holiday meal. Have...
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Get to Know Herdade do Esporão
For many Esporão is the face of Portuguese wines. It is the best-selling Portuguese wines in the US, with their Monte Velho label one of the most recognized. However, there is much more to this winery...
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The Many Faces of Concha Y Toro
Branding is an important component for companies. Wine is no exception. When you hear the name Screaming Eagle or Opus One even casual wine drinkers have knowledge and a perception of these wines....
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For the Love of Cava
Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve. Time to celebrate the end of the current year as we welcome the possibilities of New Year. 2016 has been challenging in many ways. However, New Year’s Eve is a perfect time...
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Host a Game Winning Football Watching Party These 10 Delicious Food and Wine...
Happy New Year! As the new year kicks off football is in high gear, which means the party season continues. No matter whether your favorite team is wins or loses you will be a winner with these...
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Pairing Delicious Chili with Great Wines
The New Year is here. With it comes the chill of winter and football. NFL playoffs are underway and the college National Championship Game is just days away. One food that is both a warm welcome to the...
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Brothers in #Wine Express the Beauty of Côtes du Roussillon
One year ago I shared how I longed to sit in a café in the South of France enjoying French wine with a delicious meal. Happily, this past September I had the blessing of achieving this dream in...
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: Left Coast Cellars
It was a cold mid-December weeknight and getting to be dinner preparation time. A busy week overflowed from one day to the next with little time to think about a weeknight meals. It is these times I...
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An Exciting Announcement
Hello and Happy New Year to you all! I want to share some exciting news with you. Over the years I have shared with you all the many virtual tasting experiences I have participated in with Snooth. I...
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Journeying into a Glass of the Unknown
The world is filled with wine. According to the 2013 Winefolly article “Top Wine Regions of the World,” France, Italy, and Spain are the top producing wine countries, with the US coming in 4th....
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#Food & #Wine Pairing: Les Dauphins Côtes du Rhône
The Roaring 20’s was a time of social, artistic, and cultural dynamism. The US, Canada, and Western Europe were on an economic high. WWI had ended and hyper-nationalism swept the west. France referred...
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
Are wine bloggers journalists? This is a heavily debated question that does not afford an easy answer. Probably a more apt question is whether or not wine bloggers are influencers? A much easier...
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Peeking Into the Secret World of Savoie Wines
Savoie, France is best known for fantastic skiing and breathtaking views. Boarded on the east by Switzerland and Italy, Savoie is home to the French Alps and its most notable mountain, Mont Blanc. It...
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Warm Up a Cold Winter’s Night with Italian Wine
Italy is home to approximately 500 grape varieties. This means Italy produces a large variety of wines in a large variety of styles. Italian wines are ideal for any time of day, any time of the year,...
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Moro Family Wineries: Allowing the Terroir to Speak
Ribera del Duero DO in northern Spain is smoking hot right now. In 2012 Wine Enthusiast Magazine awarded it the coveted Wine Region of the Year. Decanter declared “there is no better time for...
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Equavinity: A Sonoma Collaboration
Collaboration: The action of working with someone to produce or create something. The world has known many famous collaborations. Take modern music for example. There would be no jazz music without...
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Craig Camp: Succeeding at Making Great Wine
Craig Camp knows wine from every angle. He has been a wine and food writer, president of Direct Import Wine Company, studied wine production in Italy for three years in Barolo and Barbaresco, and...
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