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Trinitas Cellars – California Winery of the Month January 2010
In his early 50s, Tim Busch has the energy of a college student and as many ideas, and he has turned a lot of these ideas…
14 min
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D’AnticheTerre, Marisa Cuomo & I Favati – Italian Wineries January 2010
Italian wine guide “Gambero Rosso” calls owner Gaetano Ciccarella “one of the great little veterans of Irpinian winemaking with almost 20 years experience under his belt.”…
6 min
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The Perfect Thanksgiving Beverage – According to the Forefathers
Countless words have poured onto paper, advising people which wines to serve for the Thanksgiving celebration. I may as well add a few more. First off,…
6 min
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What Wines Do the Obama’s Drink?
These are gloomy times for the wine business, too, as sales and prices take a hit, especially at the high end. Indulging a dose of magical…
6 min
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Chocolate & Wine for Dessert
You ask yourself, “What’s for dessert?” Chocolate, of course, because it’s on your mind. Valentine’s Day is approaching, and you know that it will be part…
6 min
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The Use and Abuse of SO2
For some time now, Americans have been taking a closer look at what they eat and drink, including wine. The organic farming movement has exposed the…
6 min
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A Test Will Follow
Introducing a new website, www.discovercaliforniawine.com, that helps consumers learn more about California’s signature beverage, Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers have compiled a…
7 min
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Summertime Eating Outdoors
What is it about eating outdoors that is so captivating? Maybe it takes us back to our hunter-gatherer period when we paused at a bush and…
6 min
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Unnatural Corks
Since wineries began to focus on the losses that they incur from bad corks, probably between five and ten percent spoilage, the race has been on…
6 min
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Decanting Wine: The Science, The Myth and The Realty
Recently a wine club member called to reorder a case, an Italian Barbera from the Artisan Series. He asked if many people had reordered the wine,…
6 min