Emerging Mediterranean Wines tasting
I will be attending a wine tasting tonight at the Bulgarian Consulate in New York featuring wines from Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. The event is free and open to the…
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Light and White
Whites are gaining popularity as a trendy drink to “sip” in leisure. Pinks are also gaining ground faster. Many people say that they find these wines lighter and not so…
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An Epic Vintage in the Making?
Italy seems to be on a roll, and prediction for the 2005 vintage could not be rosier. It appears (if everything goes smoothly) that this year could be a very…
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Finally! My two loves have met
Oh yes, for a while they were competing with each other. Wine in moderation had a reputation for bringing substantial health benefits while my other love, chocolate, was always relegated…
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A Pink Event
A sultry summer evening, brochettes on the grill, cicadas chanting, I head for the wine cellar and gravitate towards Rosé. I love the color, it is light, forgiving, and utterly…
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Wine Blogs Are Gathering Momentum
Time to toot our blogging horns. Wine blogging is gaining in numbers and quality. There are more blogs, more discerning readers and a wide open field ahead… via [FERMENTATIONS]
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Let’s learn about another grape
Let’s expand our wine literacy. We are all familiar with Merlot, Pinot Noir, Pino Gris, but do we know about Norton? This grape is gaining followers, so let’s learn a…
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Italy is Selling More Wine
I wonder if the fact that Italian exports are on the rise have anything to do with French wine going through a bit of a rough spot but there it…
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Here’s a Simple Way to Approach All Those Wordy Wine Reviews
Some wine reviews are deliciously simple. Love those. Then there are more sophisticated and wordy descriptions that are harder to undertstand for a beginner. I make an effort to stretch…