Individual Shepherd’s Pies
Mashed potato lovers unite. There are fewer dishes more comforting, more scrumptious and easier to make than shepherd’s pie. Shepherd’s pie is one of those nursery food stand-by’s, equally at…
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Drinking Styles of the Rich and Famous
Do you ever wonder what it would be like to be able to buy anything you want? Do you ever fantasize about what kind of spectacular wine the rich may…
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More on Direct Shipping
Here’s further insight into the matter of direct shipping. I must say that, as a wine consumer, I am pro-choice. The more choices I have, the more the outlets have…
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Superb Snorkeling Site: Stingray City
Sting Ray City didn’t exist when I visited Grand Cayman in the early 1980s. A decade later, a vacationing Detroit cop started feeding the school of friendly stingrays who hung…
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Stay Away From Cheap Chardonnay?
Here’s a buyer beware warning about cheap chardonnay. Although I am not one to shy away from a bargain, sometimes you do get what you pay for. via [DailyHerald]
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There’s Something About Chile
Chile is often associated with good whites. Delicious whites, in fact. I adore Chilean wines. They compete in price and quality with the best. And anytime I can save some…
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It Will Be Easier To Buy Wine Directly From The Producers…or Not?
It sounds like good news to me to be able to buy wine from one state and have it shipped to my address in another. After all, we are talking…
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Yoca da Coruja – Bohemian Bliss
All the cool kids are swapping 5 star excellence for Bohemian chic. Well maybe just the ones that were born without a silver spoon. Places like Toca da Coruja in…
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Buying en Primeur
Here is an example from Corkdork about buying futures (en primeur, see PART 2 of UNCORKING THE CODE). If you are in the area, maybe you can stop for a…