From the category archives:
I know that a lot of people still equate a screw cap with poor quality wine. That really isn’t so much the case anymore. Living in Hong Kong, we drank a ton of New Zealand wines (lower import duties made them less expensive) of all price ranges that had screw caps. New Zealand is one [...]
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Thanksgiving Wine Guide
By Barrie Cleveland
With Thanksgiving only a few days away the challenging task of matching a wine to the traditional feast should be by now well under way.
Thanksgiving challenging? Not just because it’s a big chore to put on and one must deal with numerous friends and relatives vying for an enviable seat at [...]
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As you may know, we spent the last week in Orlando on vacation. At the time of booking, we were unaware that the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival was going on. It was a totally welcome surprise. We were so busy around the time of our departure that I didn’t have time to really [...]
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So, I have to say that my weekend at SITScation has left me pretty tired and behind. I’m going to take this opportunity to ask you all what your favorite wine is. It can be any price, any varietal, etc. I’d love to try it, if I can find it.
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Reprinted with permission – Happy Wine Wednesday!!!
White Wine’s Influence on the Lungs
By Jennifer Jordan
For years now, we’ve been praising the health benefits of red wine, raising our glasses and toasting Merlot as bottles of white wine sit in the corner, fermenting with jealously. Because red wine has been known to have a positive impact on [...]
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Ok, I fall into the Dummy category for sure when it comes to certain things. What I definitely know about Chardonnay is that I like it, I’ve had good and bad, and I can taste the difference between it and other white wines. I also know that the Chardonnay section in any grocery store near [...]
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I started to write the post about Galil Mountain Yiron and it was getting a little bit lengthy. So I decided to write an entirely separate post about some interesting facts I’ve recently learned about Israeli wine. I’m certainly not an expert.
Obviously, wine has been consumed in Israel since biblical times. Though the wine [...]
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The title of this post is ironic because it turns out that scientists actually do not understand red wine headaches all that well. No one seems to be able to pin point the cause.
There are varying degrees of a red wine headache (RWH) as some of you may know or have felt first hand. Some [...]
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I can’t believe I’m about to do this.
I’m giving up a major cooking secret. I hope La Jolla Dad isn’t reading this. We just received another order of this so we’re well stocked…..so maybe I’m safe for a little while.
In the movie Sideways, Virginia Madsen (Maya, in the movie) plays a waitress at the Hitching [...]
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So, after thinking about it I’m making a small change to Wine Wednesday. I felt a little bit limited talking ONLY about wines under $15 because there’s so much to know. I’m going to now talk about anything related to wine and wines at any price. However, each week there will always be at least [...]
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