Archive for April, 2011



30 Second Wine Advisor: REDS, redux

Friday 29 April 2011 @ 3:04 pm

REDS, again? Didn’t I just review that wine? Well, yeah. But I’ve got a good reason to come back.

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30 Second Wine Advisor: Pinot Noir … from Italy?

Friday 22 April 2011 @ 2:04 pm

I love Pinot Noir, and I love Italian wine. But I don’t usually think of Pinot Noir and Italian wine at the same time.

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WineBlueBook: Good values in West Coast Pinot Noirs

Friday 22 April 2011 @ 1:04 pm

This month’s edition of WineBlueBook features Red Burgundy, Southern Rhône and West Coast Pinot Noirs. Loring Pinots get very high scores from the critics.

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30 Second Wine Advisor: Delicious Friuli white

Friday 15 April 2011 @ 3:04 pm

It’s hard for me to imagine a wine place that I like much better than Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

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Taylor Eason: A Beefy Bastard: Petite Sirah’s big taste belies its little name

Friday 15 April 2011 @ 1:04 pm

Petite Sirah: A case of mistaken identity? A little history on the lifetime identity crisis of a hearty grape decidedly not petite in flavor.

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WineBlueBook: Special Issue - Wines Scored in 2010

Friday 1 April 2011 @ 2:04 pm

Over 8,000 wines are profiled in this special edition of WineBlueBook - wines rated in 2010 by professional wine critics.

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30 Second Wine Advisor: Tasty red from white wine lands

Friday 1 April 2011 @ 1:04 pm

In world wine regions where white wine is king, the idea of opening a red may strike us as unexpected or even funny.

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