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2017 ROSÉS – PART II
This is the follow up to my first 2017 Rosé article. In that article I made reference to Part II and said that it will contain many notes on more rosés from different countries and regions plus many more notes on rosés from areas represented in the article. I also said that the format of […]
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INTRODUCTION In May I published two articles introducing the 2017 Rosé season. THE ROSÉ PARADE IS IT ROSÉ TIME? Since then I have been very busy tasting and drinking 2017 Rosés. It has become an annual rite of passage for me over many years now. And, after decades of buying, tasting, and drinking […]
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Spring has arrived. And the new vintage 2017 rosés are starting to appear on the market. So with the normal fanfare merchants are now heralding the “It’s Rosé Time” chant. That’s all well and good. But, it was not all that many years ago that Americans paid little attention to rosé. Oh yes, […]
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Over the past 40 years or so I have consumed more different wines than I can possibly remember. I have consumed, tasted, and written about tens of thousands of different wines. And, the number may well be even higher. I have never counted! The wines cover every thing from A to Z (think Albariño […]
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Geez, no sooner did I post my article on the Big Kahuna wines (to read that article click here) than I pick up the morning paper (yes, I still read our local paper) and see the following headline: “Checking out: Fresh & Easy parent may shutter stores”. Yikes! No more Big Kahuna. It seems the […]
Click here to read entire article »ATTENTION COSTCO WINE SHOPPERS: WHEN IS A ROSÉ NOT A ROSÉ?
Can you answer this question? Before you open a bottle and smell and taste a rosé, let’s see the number of possible answers that might cause you to think the wine is NOT a rosé: The wine is not pale pink to light/medium/dark red in color. The wine is not made from red grapes. The […]
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I can sometimes have a vivid imagination, but I did not make this up. This is something that came out of a CNBC special “The Costco Craze: Inside the Warehouse Giant.” In that program there was an interview with Annette Alvarez Peters who is Costco’s principal wine buyer. She said “Is (wine) more […]
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A TIME FOR GIVING THANKS & ENJOYING TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS, GOOD FOOD, AND GOOD WINE Thanksgiving will soon be here. It is a very special time. It is a time to give thanks for our many blessings and time to be with family and friends. The original Thanksgiving goes back to […]
Click here to read entire article »A GRAND EXPERIENCE: MAUI, FOOD AND WINE
MAUI FEATURING Great Dining, Kumu, Maui Potato Chips, and 2010 New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc Introduction I recently did a Grape Press article on New Zealand wines. The bottom line is that these are wines that offer value and quality in a very food friendly style. You can view the entire article here New Zealand Trade […]
Click here to read entire article »The Dueling Inexpensive Red Wine Line-Ups — Which Ones Went To The Drinking Round And Which Ones Went Down The Drain?
I have always been curious. In all of my endeavors, I have referred to this trait as “turning over rocks.” You have to turn over rocks to see what is underneath. That takes some effort. Many people do not care. But for those that do, there is no assurance of what you will find. Maybe it will be a gold nugget or maybe it will be a rattle snake! Or, even more likely, it will be something in between. So it is with wine.
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