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The Pour

Six Years of Thanksgiving Wisdom - 15 hours ago

The distilled wisdom of six years of Thanksgiving wine tastings.
Vintage Baseball - 4 days ago

Some baseball announcers are like fine wine, others are like plonk.
Gemischter Satz - 6 days ago

In my column in Wednesday's newspaper, I've written about some gorgeous Austrian wines that are...
The Mystery of Marketing - 1 week ago

Diageo's Wily Jack makes a mystery out of wine marketing.
A Plea for Peaceful Coexistence - 1 week ago

Beer lovers, wine lovers, can't we all just get along?
Ripeness Isn't All - 2 weeks ago

More American winemakers are creating less full-bodied flavors.
Favorite Wine Lists in the San Francisco Bay Area - 3 weeks ago

The region is awash in great lists, which are very different from complete lists, or trophy lists,...

Decanter News

Old World Palate

I Have a Cigar… Now What? - 7 months ago

I’m guessing we’ve all seen a humidor at our local fine wine shop and thought, “...
For the Weekend: Seaview Brut - 1 year ago

Good inexpensive sparkling wine is one of the greatest things on planet Earth. That and a good...
The Chinese Market and Your Wallet - 1 year ago

I recently read this great post on Slate that summarizes the growing fear that China’s surging...

Good Wine Under $20

Thanksgiving Wine Under $20: My Picks for 2009 - 6 days ago

It's that time of year again, when people take to their computers in search of Thanksgiving wine...
Vinho Verde--Just Because - 1 week ago

Just because it's Monday...Just because you got paid this weekend...Just because you feel like fish...
Today on Serious Grape: Wine Survival Strategy for the Holidays - 1 week ago

As 12:01 AM today, it is officially that festive time of year known as "the holidays." It is a time...
Gemischter Satz--It's Austrian for Delicious - 1 week ago

If you hear "Gemischter Satz" You may be tempted to say "God Bless You!"But the appropriate answer...
The Red Wines of Calabria: Fruity, Funky, and Fabulously Affordable - 2 weeks ago

This month I've been getting to know the red wines of Calabria--and they've surprised me. When I...

Benito's Wine Reviews

Larry Gonick's Cartoon History - yesterday

In the fall of 1990 a 14-year old Benito read about something called The Cartoon History of the...
2007 Rio Seco Malbec - 4 days ago

I love inexpensive Malbecs for their bold flavors and easy pairing. Here I enjoyed the wine with a...
Benito vs. Peru: Tallarin Verde con Bistec y Pisco Sour - 6 days ago

I stared at a group of random ingredients in the kitchen and thought, "I could make a Peruvian...
Thoughts on Australia - 1 week ago

I got a great comment from an Australian reader on Friday's post. I'm going to excerpt some of his...
Wines From Down Under Part 3 - 1 week ago

For the final four wines, I present the remaining bottles that didn't fit in directly with the first...

Blame it on Rioja

Featured Blog Posts - OpenWine Consortium

Amazon Puts Wine Program on Hold - Wine Business News - 2 weeks ago

Amazon.com, considered the world’s largest online retailer, may be bailing on its wine program,...
FTC chimes in on blogging, to the tune of $11K! - 1 month ago

FTC has created a provision aimed at curtailing blogging shills who blog just to generate buzz or...
KAPOW - 5 wine iPhone apps that rock (chosen by VinTank) - a Palatepress.com exclusive - 1 month ago

Yep - it's official - the top 5 wine iPhone apps can be found on Palatepress.com by clicking here -...

Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog

The Return of My Wine Sniffing Nose - 12 hours ago

A big concern of mine when I chose to stop smoking two weeks ago was that sometime about now I'd...
A Collision of Wine, Politics and Commerce—How You Can Help - 21 hours ago

AND NOW A VERY SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSOR, URGING WINE LOVERS WHO CARE ABOUT FAIR TRADE, THEIR...
Fraud & Terroir - 4 days ago

With the report out of Oregon late last month that the Geological Society of America poo pooed the...

REthink Wine Blog

Animal Wine Labels - 1 month ago

If you think you’ve been noticing more and more animals on wine labels over the past several...
Showing Thanks: Inexpensive Differentiator or Missed Opportunity - 1 month ago

I’ve noticed lately that one of the easiest, most important (and relatively inexpensive)...
Are you offering holiday specials this year? We have a few tips for you. - 2 months ago

1. Start planning your holiday newsletter timeline and assemble newsletters now while you have time...
Spyware, Malware, oh my… - 2 months ago

Over the many, many years of using a Windows based PC’s, I and almost all Windows users have...
Preparing for the Perfect Storm in the Wine Industry - 3 months ago

I moved to wine country from South Florida in 2002, yet I’m still very much aware of the official...

Gang of Pour On Wine

Fall Fest in the Cleve 2009 - 20 hours ago

If it’s a wine laden October weekend at the Merry Meehan residence in the wilds of Ohio, it...
Fall Fest in the Cleve 2009 – Photo Gallery - 21 hours ago

A few photos from Fall Fest in the Cleve. Click photos to enlarge. ...
Mionetto Prosecco Brut ~ A Nice Bubbly for Daily Drinking - 2 days ago

Click to enlarge As has been reported, I consider myself to be something of a “bubble head,” in...
Nice Surprise — 2007 Cline Viognier - 3 days ago

It is so rare when I find a domestic white that is not too much (fill in the blank with money, heat,...
Bollocks!!! - 3 days ago

Sad to announce, but I was unable to attend the last Vintages tasting due to my teaching schedule....

Catavino

Chateau Petrogasm

Vino Wire

Anne Amie Vineyards, Carlton Oregon

Wine Library TV

Falanghina Tasting – Episode #763 - 18 hours ago

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes two Falanghinas, a highly underrated white wine from Southern Italy. Having...
What Wine Pairs with Chicken Nuggets – Episode #762 - 6 days ago

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes two wines to pair with the ultimate airport fast food while on his book...
Canadian Wine from a Hotel in Toronto – Episode #761 - 1 week ago

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes a Canadian wine from the mini bar of his hotel. Having trouble viewing this...
Expanding Palates with Portuguese Wines – Episode #760 - 1 week ago

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes 3 Portuguese wines with the crowd at Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival in...

Vinography: A Wine Blog

Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog

On the Wine Trail in Italy

Italian Wines: This is Your Moment to Shine - yesterday

Bordeaux is in the tanks, Australian wines are on the decline. Elite California wines are having an...
"We'll get on it right away and 'get back' to you" - 5 days ago

From the " they keep lobbing softballs like this at me, I just had to hit it" department.In my inbox...
One Last Night Under the Moonlight - 6 days ago

Farewell, my little Mexican Pepperleaf Under the full moon I walked outside to spend one last moment...

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Drinks Are On Me

The Best Hot Dog In America Is In My Belly - yesterday

(Click for closeup) Boston usually isn’t known for being the best at things – least of...
American Wine Life – Brought To You By Google - 5 days ago

Google’s recent inclusion of Life Magazine’s entire archive in its Google Books feature...
Indexed: My New Favorite Website - 1 week ago

Indexed is not always about wine, but it is always funny. Check it out!
Boston Wine Expo Tickets On Sale - 1 week ago

Tickets for the the largest trade and consumer wine event in New England are now on sale. The 19th...
Tales From An Old Wine Diary - 1 week ago

Recently I rediscovered my first wine diary. It was a simple book I used to use to capture labels...