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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Blood Of The Vines: Halloween

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Here's a throwback for Halloween, from a time when I wrote a series of columns pairing wine and movies for Trailers From Hell , a reall...
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Wine, Movie For Halloween

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From the vault, this was done during a stretch of articles I wrote for the Blood of the Vines feature on TrailersFromHell.com.
Monday, October 29, 2018

Lunch At The Ocean, From The Ocean

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A special-occasion lunch calls for a special view, and that's what The Lobster offers in addition to the various ocean-going delights...
Friday, October 26, 2018

Italian Red Wine Grapes

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A special occasion is always made better with special company, and a special wine.  During anniversary week for Denise and I (the 20th!) w...
Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Lopez De Haro Rioja Reserva

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The Bodega Classica vineyards grow along the river Ebro in the Rioja village of San Vicente de La Sonsierra.  They are not endless stretc...
Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Somm Scandal

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Monday, October 22, 2018

Concrete-Aged Côtes du Rhône

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There's a lovely French restaurant across from L.A.'s Pacific Design Center which serves as a great place to grab a bite and a gla...
Friday, October 19, 2018

Kosher Viognier From Israel

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The Covenant wine label grew because two Napa Valley vintners wondered why they couldn't make a great kosher wine in the homeland of ...
Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Kiwi Bubbles: Villa Maria Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc

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A recent virtual tasting event shone the wine spotlight on New Zealand, specifically Villa Maria winery.  Winemaker Kathrin Jankowiec gu...
Monday, October 15, 2018

Drink Pink: New Zealand Rose

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A recent virtual tasting event shone the wine spotlight on New Zealand, specifically Villa Maria winery.  Winemaker Kathrin Jankowiec gu...
Friday, October 12, 2018

German Riesling A Winner

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German wines tend to fall beneath the U.S. wine drinker's radar.  Aside from Riesling, you'll be hard-pressed to find a German gra...
Thursday, October 11, 2018

Vineyard Makes Guinness Record Book For Altitude

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Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Bold New Zealand Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

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Welcome to Aotearoa - that's Māori for New Zealand - and the bold, delicious wines made there.  I'm a full-flavor kinda guy most o...
Monday, October 8, 2018

Great Red Wine Pairing With Indian Food

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This is for everyone who loves Indian food, but hates the wine lists.  There's a place that gets what sort of wines go with spicy, fla...
Friday, October 5, 2018

Old-Style Zin From Dry Creek Valley

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Field blend wines are those for which various different grape varieties are grown and harvested together, then cofermented.  19th century ...
Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Chilean Wine Bows At Brazilian Steakhouse

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Media wine dinners - at least the ones I've been to - are usually on the small and somewhat boring side.  The VIK dinner at Fogo de Ch...
Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Wine Labels Pulled

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Monday, October 1, 2018

Ready-To-Drink Cocktails In Little Bottles

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We've all been in situations where there's no bartender and one is badly needed.  Airliners, hotel rooms, seventh-inning stretch. ...
Friday, September 28, 2018

Salinity Rules This Paso Robles Vermentino

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The Paso Robles wine region sprawls over a good part of California's Central Coast.  It sprawls so, that it was recently divided into ...
Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Revisiting A Great Sushi Beer

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I've done a little more exploration into a Japanese beer that's available at my local sushi place, Kawaba Sunrise Ale.  It's m...