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Chinese Wines Coming to Your Neighborhood Store
We import our furnishings, clothing, electronic appliances, and children’s toys from China. And that’s just the shortlist. But what’s next? Probably wine. Last year, China became…
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Celebrations Wine Club Post – May 2015
Located in southeastern Montalcino in the village of Castelnuovo del Abate, the Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona estate dates back to the 17th Century when Bishop Fabivs de…
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Glass Shape and the Taste of Wine
A long time ago, I decided not to serve wine in a glass that would make me feel badly when it broke. And they all do,…
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Celebrations Wine Club Post – April 2015
Located in the Veneto region, the 123-acre Brigaldara estate commands a hill near San Floriano, overlooking the Marano Valley. The vineyards are planted on terraces between…
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Learning to Love Arsenic
The latest issue to roil the wine industry and consumers alike was recently aired on CBS News and involves the arsenic content in cheap wines. Briefly,…
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Celebrations Wine Club Post – March 2015
In 1960, a partnership of local growers established a winery in the medieval town of Santadi, located at the southwestern tip of Sardegna between the Porto…
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Sleeping Cork Giant Awakens
In the 1990s, 95 percent of wine bottles were sealed with natural cork. Today, that number is down by a third. Screw caps and plastic corks…
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Celebrations Wine Club Post – February 2015
Just outside the Town of Barolo in Piemonte next to the famous Cannubi vineyard lies the historic cantina of Francesco Rinaldi & Figli. Luciano Rinaldiand now…
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D’Argenzio Winery – California Winery of the Month January 2015
From silversmiths in Italy for untold generations to cabinet makers in California and then winemakers, D’Argenzio family members have been working together for four generations here…
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Red Wine for Your Valentine
According to one source, half the people who become engaged in a given year, do so on Valentine’s Day. And the substantial gift-giving that occurs on…
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