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Something Unique in Champagnes
In the advertising business (where I began my career) brand strategists are always looking to promote their clients’ “unique selling proposition"—some quality of the product (be it real or imagined) that sets it apart from the pack. The marketers of Champagne—long associated with celebration, romance, and sophistication— understood this concept way before Madison Avenue’s heyday.
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Not Just Any Port in a Storm
I’m not sure when I began this tradition but I always have a bottle of Port on hand during the holidays. There is something about the richness and warmth of Port that really gets me in the spirit for the craziness of the season. Incidentally, this fortified wine from Portugal can also make a nice, last-minute gift for the wine lover in your life.
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Special Wines for Special People
If most wine lovers are like me, they really aren’t looking for clever wine-related gadgets to offer as holiday gifts. They are looking for wine—and the more the merrier.
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A Wine Story—with Puns Intended
My friends used to marvel at how I managed to find the time to read so much—meaning actual literature, current events, and reports on culture that might make me vaguely interesting at a dinner party. But this is no longer the case.
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A Pleasantly Surprising Pinot Noir
I’m not a fan of sweeping generalizations—this applies to life as well as to wine. With that proviso I can state that, for the most part, I’ve never been a lover of California Pinot Noir.
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