Entries for August 2010

Taking My Own Advice

August 31, 2010 01:30 PM ET | Sue Guerra | Permanent Link

Txakolina, the light and spritzy Spanish wine that I wrote about last week is widely available in the Garden State. When the temperature shot back into the 90s last weekend, I took my own advice and grabbed a bottle at my local retailer to enjoy with lightly grilled chicken, corn on the cob, and heirloom tomato salad plucked right from our garden.

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Tongue-Tickling Txakolina

August 27, 2010 02:41 PM ET | Sue Guerra | Permanent Link

I get into my share of conversations about obscure wines and grapes. But when two different people in two different cities want to talk about Txakolina on the very same day, I take that as a sign to proselytize about this crisp, refreshing wine from the Basque region of Spain, before the heat of the summer is all but gone.

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Can Wine be Re-chilled? Well, Maybe

August 20, 2010 01:19 PM ET | Sue Guerra | Permanent Link

Here’s a question that I am often asked: Can you chill a bottle of white, rosé, or sparkling wine, multiple times? The answer is simple: Yes, no, and maybe.

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Warm Red Wine

August 16, 2010 06:47 PM ET | Sue Guerra | Permanent Link

When I am not acting as your New Jersey Monthly wine blogger, fearless avenger of all myths wine-related, I try to behave like an ordinary citizen—resisting the temptation to set the wine record straight, even when the situation practically begs me to.

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A Wild Ride

August 10, 2010 01:38 PM ET | Sue Guerra | Permanent Link

I’ve just finished reading “The Wild Vine” by Todd Kliman—a real page-turner about a little-known grape called Norton. But don’t let the title fool you; this is not just for wine geeks. It’s for anyone who likes to uncover a secret.

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