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Champagne: Not Just for New Year’s Anymore
They say that Winston Chuchill fought for it and Marilyn Monroe took a bath in it. Whatever you do with the Champagne that you don’t drink this New Year’s, don’t let it languish indefinitely in your fridge waiting for a special occasion.
...continue reading.Tags: wine | Champagne | storing champagne | food wine | Bollinger Champagne
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Last-Minute Gifts for Wine Geeks
If you think that your favorite wine drinker needs a titanium-handled, battery-charged corkscrew perhaps you are overlooking some basics that every wine lover can use and some non-essentials that add a little interest.
Following are some last-minute gifts to consider.
Tags: chocolate | wine | Champagne | wine gifts | zinfandel | wine glasses | stemware | wine aerator | decanter
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Books for the Wine Geek on Your List
My library of wine books is always growing. With holiday gift giving upon us, here are three great reference books that transition seamlessly from bookshelf to coffee table.
...continue reading.Tags: wine books | viticulture | sotheby's wine encyclopedia | wine gifts
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Sulfites in Wine
Customers often ask me for “sulfite-free” wine. When they do, I try to be as gentle as possible in delivering the scandalous news that there is no such thing.
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Agamemnon's Wine
As promised, we are going to talk some more about those hard-to-spell and hard-to-pronounce Greek wines. One thing is for sure: They are not hard to enjoy.
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Santorini On My Mind
I experienced quite a bit of Europe on a backpacking trip before the onset of adulthood. Alas, I never made it to Greece until last night, when I finally got my first taste of Santorini.
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Right Ideas for Leftover Wine
The Thanksgiving leftovers are finally gone, but there are still those half-empty wine bottles to contend with. What’s a person to do?
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