Archive for June, 2011



30 Second Wine Advisor: Offbeat Italian grape, great value

Friday 24 June 2011 @ 4:06 pm

Let’s take a closer look at an immensely appealing and affordable white wine made from the Northwestern Italian grape Cortese.

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WebWineMan: It’s Time to Cool Things Down

Friday 24 June 2011 @ 4:06 pm

It’s summer! And that’s the perfect excuse to explore the world of dry rosé. Richard Fadeley and his crew tasted a bunch to help you find the best.

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30 Second Wine Advisor: A little bit of sugar …

Friday 17 June 2011 @ 1:06 pm

Sweet-and-sugary flavors are mostly lost on me. I’ll take a second dish of potatoes and skip dessert. Make my coffee black and my tea unsweetened; and my wine, of course, must be dry.

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Vino e Cucina d’Italia: Planeta: Quality, Variety and Innovation

Friday 17 June 2011 @ 1:06 pm

Sicily’s Planeta wineries are known for their environmental sustainability. But the real test of a winery’s sustainability is its wines. How do Planeta’s stack up?

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30 Second Wine Advisor: More alcohol, less pleasure?

Friday 10 June 2011 @ 1:06 pm

More and more I look first for the tiny type that displays the alcohol when I’m shopping for wine.

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30 Second Wine Advisor: Do Baby Boomers drink too much?

Friday 3 June 2011 @ 4:06 pm

So it has finally come to this. Baby Boomers - the generation that made “if it feels good, do it” a way of life - are drinking more than they should, federal health officials say.

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WineBlueBook: West Coast and Tuscan wines

Friday 3 June 2011 @ 3:06 pm

This month’s edition of WineBlueBook features Red Burgundy, Bordeaux, West Coast Pinot Noir and Tuscan Sangiovese wines. Over 1,600 wines are rated.

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Vino e Cucina d’Italia: You Don’t Always Need the Wine List

Friday 3 June 2011 @ 2:06 pm

When you eat in most restaurants in Italy, you can almost always save money and enjoy very good wine if you elect to order the house wines.

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