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Saturday, July 29, 2017
Cork Taint in a Screwcap?
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In my last post, I wrote about the difference between corks and screwcaps, about how the latter has significantly circumvented the problem o...
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Corks or Screwcaps?
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Since the sudden rise of cork taint in the 1960s, the wine industry has been exploded with alternative closures to seal bottled wine. The ma...
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Bonjour, Mon Rosé!
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Rosé is a wine of celebration! Provençal Rosé with fresh spring salad After a long dreary winter, it is always a joy to welcome suns...
Sunday, April 30, 2017
What Makes a High-End Wine?
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In the wine world, there are the Two Buck Chucks, and then there are Château Latour or even Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (affectionately kno...
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Wine Clubs and Member Lists
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If you frequent wine country or enjoy winery tours, it is likely that you have been seduced into a wine club membership. The more you drink,...
Sunday, February 26, 2017
First Vintage
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Last October I posted about my first winemaking experience; well at least from crush through the primary fermentation and press. That was p...
Sunday, January 29, 2017
Wine and War
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My husband celebrated his birthday in Europe last year. We split the time between Belgium and France so that we each got our fair share of b...
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