There are many ways to shop for wine. One, is to read reviews as posted in the store. Two, ask your local wine buyer for advice. (I highly recommend this) Three, by the label. (Insert Charlie Brown Ugh) Four, by the importer. What, you never heard of that one? Trust me, it is a...
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Saturday night was a cause for celebration. Okay, more like a post-event celebration, since the actual event we were celebrating had happened earlier in the week. A close friend of ours was celebrating her birthday and our present was to provide dinner, along with the wine. Nothing fancy, just a simple feast of grilled...
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Remember the Wine of Chile online tasting post I did months ago? No, well, just click here if you missed out on that one. It wasn’t too long after that that I received some free samples (and an offer that I responded to, but somehow lost touch with that person…who was my old WSET...
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Carménère is the star of this tasting and I think she took everyone by surprise, ala Robert Downey Jr. did in Ironman. Of course, you have probably heard the story of this particular grape and how it is called the lost grape of Bordeaux. Blah, blah, blah. It doesn’t matter and if it really...
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Carmen who? You know what, I’m wasn’t really sure how to pronounce it either, so I Googled it. Well, that didn’t really help since there were multiple answers. So, I reached out to a recently made acquaintance who I thought would know and turns out, the correct pronunciation is Car-men-yair (rhymes with hair). Who...
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