Happy New Year With Orange Wine
The beginning of the New Year is the time to celebrate aspiration, innovation, and change in whatever measure inspires us. The world of wine…
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I’m not big on New Year resolutions or predictions, but I think many people are thinking about 2009 and beyond in a more intense…
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Let’s Please Have a Party!
Most everyone loves a party, but someone has to host it. Why not you? Yet unless we’re in the habit of giving parties, the…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Since wineries began to focus on the losses that they incur from bad corks, probably between five and ten percent spoilage, the race has…
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