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Six Years of Thanksgiving Wisdom - 15 hours ago
The distilled wisdom of six years of Thanksgiving wine tastings.
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Vintage Baseball - 4 days ago
Some baseball announcers are like fine wine, others are like plonk.
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Gemischter Satz - 6 days ago
In my column in Wednesday's newspaper, I've written about some gorgeous Austrian wines that are...
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The Mystery of Marketing - 1 week ago
Diageo's Wily Jack makes a mystery out of wine marketing.
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A Plea for Peaceful Coexistence - 1 week ago
Beer lovers, wine lovers, can't we all just get along?
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Ripeness Isn't All - 2 weeks ago
More American winemakers are creating less full-bodied flavors.
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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,...
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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, “...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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 -...
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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...
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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...
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Fraud & Terroir - 4 days ago
With the report out of Oregon late last month that the Geological Society of America poo pooed the...
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Animal Wine Labels - 1 month ago
If you think you’ve been noticing more and more animals on wine labels over the past several...
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Showing Thanks: Inexpensive Differentiator or Missed Opportunity - 1 month ago
I’ve noticed lately that one of the easiest, most important (and relatively inexpensive)...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Fall Fest in the Cleve 2009 – Photo Gallery - 21 hours ago
A few photos from Fall Fest in the Cleve. Click photos to enlarge. ...
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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...
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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,...
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Bollocks!!! - 3 days ago
Sad to announce, but I was unable to attend the last Vintages tasting due to my teaching schedule....
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Falanghina Tasting – Episode #763 - 18 hours ago
Gary Vaynerchuk tastes two Falanghinas, a highly underrated white wine from Southern Italy. Having...
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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...
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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...
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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...
- PinotFest 2009 Tasting: November 21, San Francisco - yesterday
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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...
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"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...
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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...
- To Chicken Mamou with Brix - 3 days ago
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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...
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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...
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Indexed: My New Favorite Website - 1 week ago
Indexed is not always about wine, but it is always funny. Check it out!
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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...
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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...
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